Rishworth caterpillars

Rishworth 8th October 2019
Swept a Ruby Tiger larva last night, not taken for rearing though..

Stainland.

Poor weather for moths, but I had two this morning:

1 x November Moth agg.
1 x Light Brown Apple.

Hollas Lane - Yesterday

Butterflies down to just four Red Admirals trying to eke out some nectar in the breezy, showery conditions.

It was nice to find some Yarrow Case-bearers on a different food plant, pictured above are two cases on the seedheads of Sneezewort which is in the same genus as Yarrow. It's a very common moth here with multiple cases on many seedheads of both plants.

Apart from leaf miners the only other thing of note was a Ruby Tiger larva dashing along at speed as they always seem to do.

Rishworth- Quality not Quantity

Moth Trapping Session 7th October 2019
Not too many compared to Sunday but good species came.

List of Species
Merveille du Jour x1
November Moth Agg. x1
Red Green Carpet x3
Black Rustic x1
Chestnut x1
Angle Shades x1
Red-Lined Quaker x1
Silver Y x1                                                

                                           Merveille du Jour Above            Chestnut Below 

Shibden

1 Comma
1 Small tortoiseshell
2 Red admiral

Rishworth- A busy Night in the trap.

Moth Trapping Session 6th October 2019
A lot of moths in and on the umbrella over the trap despite the rain.


List of Species AFter pictures

                    Satellite above                                                           Feathered Thorn Below

                   Angle Shades Above                   November Moth Below

                                                           Red -Line Quaker Below

List of Species
November Moths Agg. x13
Feathered Thorn x1
Satellite x1
Red Green Carpet x6
Yellow-Lined Quaker x6
Red-Lined Quaker x1
Angle Shades x1

Lee Mount - 6th October

One each - Red Admiral and a Speckled Wood across lunchtime with a half-hour of sunshine - then it rained, again !!

Lee Mount - 4th and 5th October

Blair's Shoulder-knot x 1
Silver Y x 1
November Moth agg x 1
Common Marbled Carpet x 1
Light-brown Apple-moth x 1

Blair's Shoulder-knot

Red Admiral at Wainstalls this afternoon

Rishworth: ID's,Butterflies and Obviously Moths

Moth Trapping Session 4th October 2019
A good night leading to some new species for here.

List of Species
Yellow-Lined Quaker x3
Red-Lined Quaker x2 
Not Sure but Barred Sallow x1
Red Green Carpet x12

                                                         Also above Barred Sallow?

                                                     Above Barred Sallow??

                                                         ID Same moth above and below

                                  Butterflies Hibernating
Small Tortoiseshell x1

Lee Mount - 3rd October

Just two moths this morning.
Red-line Quaker x 1
Red-green Carpet x 1

Rishworth

Moth Trapping Session 2nd October 2019
A chilly night only trapped for November Moths

List of Species
November Moth Agg.  x2

October Butterflies

Northowram...
Comma x 1
Peacock x 1
Red Admiral x 2
Small Tortoiseshell x 1
Large White x 1
Small Copper x 1 ( looked freshly emerged today)
Silver Y x 1
Light Brown Apple Moth x 1

Lee Mount

Still just a few butterflies about today in the short breaks of sunshine - mostly on Verbena bonariensis
Comma x 1
Red Admiral x 2
Speckled Wood x 2
Small Tortoiseshell x 1

Rishworth Sugaring.

Sugaring Session 29th September 2019

List of Species

Silver Y Nectaring on the Garden Buddleia x1

Angle Shades feeding on the Sugar mixture x1

Common Wainscot also nectaring on the Garden Buddleia x1

30th 09 2019

Northowram today
Painted Lady x 2
Red Admiral x 1
Small White x 1
Comma x 1
Small Tortoiseshell x 1

Blackstone Edge Reservoir (PJWS)
Red Admiral and Small White

Lee Mount - 30th September

Just one moth this morning - and another new one for this site.
A bit of a puzzler at first then I got it with the loaded crossbow description !

Green-brindled Crescent (dark brown form)

Stainland, 23rd - 29th September.

I haven't been able to post for a while, but have still kept watch over any moths which arrive at our door. Looking through the posts on this blog, over the period 23rd-29th of this month, there doesn't seem to have been a great deal on moths reported. I consider myself very fortunate to have had a good range of them. I put this down to the fact that our garden is sheltered and the doorway protected from the wind and rain. OK. Now some moths, in no particular order.

Angle shades.

I looked at my archives and found that the first Feathered ranunculus I found by our door, was on the 11th of Oct, 2017. I didn't see one last year. In the last 4 days, comparing the markings, I've had two different ones. A colony of this mainly coastal moth, is know to exist in Calderdale, I wish I knew where.

Feathered ranunculus.

I've had numerous Light Brown Apple moths this year. They are still appearing every day in ones and twos.

Light Brown Apple.

Silver Y.

Barred Sallow.

Red and Green Carpet.

I've seen 5 Garden Carpets this year. There is one on the fanlight at this moment.

Garden Carpet.

Garden Rose Tortrix.

Snout.

Twenty Plume.

I'm not 100% certain I have IDd the next one correctly. I found 2 or 3 images on the Web which matched it. If I'm right, it's a first for me. I think it's a November Moth agg. If anyone knows different, please tell me. 

November Moth agg.

So, 11 moths, not too bad, considering the awful weather we've been having. I know it's been bad, our cellar is flooded again. Hey ho!

Rishworth-Leaf Mines

After a walk in my local wood (Turner Wood) I was examining the various flora in the woods and I noticed a couple of what I think are non-tenanted leaf mines on  some Himalayan Balsam. I would recommend this wood for searching for any plants and fungi and moths.

                                           Are these leaf mines? If they are which species?

Lee Mount - 28th September

The heavy rain continues so the trap was off again overnight. I found this one on the door, attracted by the porch light.

Markings are just about non existent but enough for Mottled Umber

It had gone by this morning but a Silver Y was nearby. Hope we get some dry nights soon !

Lee Mount - 28th September

Nothing doing with moths - I didn't even bother with the trap on last night in all that rain !

Late morning (despite the rain - just enough sunshine) - all on Verbena bonariensis
Red Admiral x 3
Small Tortoiseshell x 1
Speckled Wood x 1
Peacock x 1