- A Lot of butterflies out today, Orange Tip, Green V White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock and a Common Blue! All from sitting in the garden. The Blue has irritated me as I couldn't net it but the bright not light blue on the underside of the wings in flight which is the only time I saw it was enough to confirm. Thoughts welcome in the comments.
Sunday, 19 April 2020
Rishworth Butterflies of Blue
All the Whites
A beautiful spring day with lots of butterfly reports today. I had all 4 species of white today around Coley/ Norwood green and plenty Speckled Woods , Small Torts and Peacocks..Green Hairstreak sand Orange Tips on Midgley moor and a Holly Blue in Mytholmroyd (thanks Matt Br ) .
Friday, 17 April 2020
Lee Mount - 17th April
This morning, after a dry cold north easterly overnight.
Early Grey x 2
Common Quaker x 3
V-pug x 1
Brindled Pug x 4
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella x 1
(Angle Shades still on the fence from 14th)
Early Grey x 2
Common Quaker x 3
V-pug x 1
Brindled Pug x 4
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella x 1
(Angle Shades still on the fence from 14th)
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Rishworth Butterflies
Plenty of Orange Tip and Green Veined White out here. Also Small Tort, Peacock & co.
There is a steep hill nearby absolutely covered in heather. I think I might get up there looking for Emperor's and Green Hairstreaks
There is a steep hill nearby absolutely covered in heather. I think I might get up there looking for Emperor's and Green Hairstreaks
Green Hairstreaks
The first Green Hairstreak was recorded today in Mythomroyd,(thank Matthew Br) Matthew also reports 4/5 Emperor Moths flying on Midgley Moor today...Speckled Woods , Peacocks , Small Tortoisehells , Orange Tips and Small Whites....all out in good numbers
Rishworth
I didn't do too well last night, with the same old show . I got
Brindled Pug x2
Common Quaker x4
Clouded Drab x2
Early Tooth Striped x2
Hebrew Character x2
Plenty of Butterflies out today mainly Small Torts Peacock and Orange Tip.
Brindled Pug x2
Common Quaker x4
Clouded Drab x2
Early Tooth Striped x2
Hebrew Character x2
Plenty of Butterflies out today mainly Small Torts Peacock and Orange Tip.
Luddenden 15th April 2020
A quite night under clear skies but with two of my favourites
Common Quaker 1
Hebrew Character 2
Clouded Drab 2
Brindled Pug 1
Pine Beauty 1
Red Sword Grass 1
A quite night under clear skies but with two of my favourites
Common Quaker 1
Hebrew Character 2
Clouded Drab 2
Brindled Pug 1
Pine Beauty 1
Red Sword Grass 1
Pine Beauty - a scarce moth here with usually 1 per year (maximum 3 in 2017). 10 records between 26th March - 1st June.
Red Sword Grass - a rare moth here, this is the sixth record and the first since 2014. This is only the second Spring record, the other was 12th March 2011. Recorded between 12th March - 26th November.
Lee Mount
In and around the trap this morning
Early Thorn x 1
Hebrew Character x 4
Common Quaker x 4
Small Quaker x 2
Brindled Pug x 1
Angle Shades x 1 still present from 14th
Shroggs Park - Oak woodland
100+ (uncountable) Dyseriocrania subpurpurella today. Every oak branch I shook dislodged some. Tracking them as they flew around was near impossible as they flew between bright sunshine and shade then landed and nearly impossible to find then.
Also my first Speckled Wood, male Orange-tip, Peacock and a Small White
Shroggs Park - Oak woodland
100+ (uncountable) Dyseriocrania subpurpurella today. Every oak branch I shook dislodged some. Tracking them as they flew around was near impossible as they flew between bright sunshine and shade then landed and nearly impossible to find then.
Also my first Speckled Wood, male Orange-tip, Peacock and a Small White
Last night
Hebrew Character x 9
Early Grey x 4
Common Quaker x 2
Clouded drab x 1
Brindled Pug x 1
Early Tooth - striped x 1
Early Grey x 4
Common Quaker x 2
Clouded drab x 1
Brindled Pug x 1
Early Tooth - striped x 1
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Rishworth Last Nights Moths
I put the trap out last night as there was 3c extra in temperature and Wednesday night looks v good I got.....
3 Hebrew Character
1 Small Quaker
1 Brindled Pug
1 Clouded Drab
3 Hebrew Character
1 Small Quaker
1 Brindled Pug
1 Clouded Drab
Northowram today ( frozen this morning)
100 + Dyseriocrania subpurpurella today in local Oak wood flying in the sun , first Speckled Wood ,Orange tip , Small White , Peacock and 10 + Small Tortoiseshell......
Stainland.
Down in Robber Dodge this afternoon;
2 X Small Tortoishells.
2 X Orange tips, my first this year. One was noticeably bigger than the other.
2 X Small Tortoishells.
2 X Orange tips, my first this year. One was noticeably bigger than the other.
Sunday, 12 April 2020
Rishworth - Angle Thorns
That title doesn't sound right,, you'll work the pun out when you read this. quite a selection last night.... Any comments v welcome
I got.....
Early Thorn x1
Twin Spot Quaker x2
Angle Shades x1
Engrailed x1
Common Quaker x14
Hebrew Character x16
Clouded Drab x2
Brindled Pug x2
Double Striped Pug x1
Mottled Grey x2
Early Tooth Striped x1
Small Quaker x4
Also a Speckled Wood here today....
I got.....
Early Thorn x1
Twin Spot Quaker x2
Angle Shades x1
Engrailed x1
Common Quaker x14
Hebrew Character x16
Clouded Drab x2
Brindled Pug x2
Double Striped Pug x1
Mottled Grey x2
Early Tooth Striped x1
Small Quaker x4
Also a Speckled Wood here today....
Saturday, 11 April 2020
Lee Mount 10th April
Last nights catch plus others in the trap this morning.
V-pug x 1
Double-striped Pug x 3
Brindled Pug x 2
Twenty-plumed Moth x 1
White-shouldered Housemoth x 1
Early Grey x 1
Common Quaker x 22
Small Quaker x 2
Hebrew Character x 1
Chestnut x 1
Diurnia fagella x 1
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella x 1
Oak Nycteoline x 3 (these had me confused for a while - it don't take much - thought they were Mouse Moths at first but it's too early for them !
V-pug x 1
Double-striped Pug x 3
Brindled Pug x 2
Twenty-plumed Moth x 1
White-shouldered Housemoth x 1
Early Grey x 1
Common Quaker x 22
Small Quaker x 2
Hebrew Character x 1
Chestnut x 1
Diurnia fagella x 1
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella x 1
Oak Nycteoline x 3 (these had me confused for a while - it don't take much - thought they were Mouse Moths at first but it's too early for them !
Brindled Pug with a distinctive mark on the left wing - should know this if it turns up again !
Common Quaker - quite a dark individual but I can't turn it into anything else.
Common Quaker selection + Hebrew Character and Early Grey
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella (I think)
Oak Nycteoline 2 of 3 - the other had been eaten by a spider this morning leaving just the wings
Small Quaker
V-Pug
Pine Beauty
Rishworth - Last night's moths.
I did decently again last night and got....
Agonopterix Heracliana x1 different from the other nights because this one was darker
Common Quaker x28
Oak Beauty x2
ID X3 I'll put pics on later all the same species.
Small Quaker x21
Hebrew Character x5
Early Tooth Striped x2
Brindled Pug x4
Clouded Drab x4
Early Grey x1
Oak Beauty
I thought this was a Mottled Grey but it was a bit green-ish and was more hesitant to fly off than most other Geometrids so any ideas highly appreciated.
Also anyone who is on the Calderdale Wildlife blog please report a Bee Fly from Rishworth on behalf of myself.
Agonopterix Heracliana x1 different from the other nights because this one was darker
Common Quaker x28
Oak Beauty x2
ID X3 I'll put pics on later all the same species.
Small Quaker x21
Hebrew Character x5
Early Tooth Striped x2
Brindled Pug x4
Clouded Drab x4
Early Grey x1
I thought this was a Mottled Grey but it was a bit green-ish and was more hesitant to fly off than most other Geometrids so any ideas highly appreciated. 
Rishworth - Some nice Butterflies!
Had plenty of Small Tortoiseshells and Peacocks today in the garden. It was also nice to see Orange Tip, a nice early record for the higher ground here and Comma. Netted was a Green Veined White which was very nice to see on the wing today.
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