Rishworth - Fox Moths and Large Pale Clothes Moth that is sent to CF

Today at 08:50 a.m the Fox Moths eggs hatched and at 2 p.m they were released on to a patch of Bramble.


This evening at 21:05 p.m I found a micro moth in the house, I can tell it is a Tineidae and pictures have been sent to CF and confirmation or correction will hopefully come through in the next day or two. I most certainly suspect Large Pale Clothes Moth.

Hollas Bridge and Update 06 06 20

1 Common Blue , 1 Large Skipper , 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 2 Small Heath..

Nat Pownall recorded Herald and Common Swift at her allotment in Mythomroyd this week with a torch and net ,well done Nat .An hour with torch and net just after dark at this time of year is very productive

Ian Hargreave from Keighley sent a very informative email this week and points out just how local some species are .......

I have done particularly well with some of the moorland specialists, e.g.

Smoky Wave - 45+ counted 10/6/18 (had my first two of the year this morning) daylight sightings.

Heath Rustic - max. 23 on 23/8/17, 11 on 23/8/19

Autumnal Rustic - max 16 26/8/17, 18 on 25/8/19

Neglected Rustic - max 18 23/8/17, 10 on 23/8/19
Dark Brocade - max 7 on 22/5/19, 7 on 21/5/20
Glaucous Shears - max 17 on 24/5/19, 18 on 8/5/20, 21 on 17/5/20

Golden-rod Brindle - 15 23/8/17
True Lover's Knot - 35 on 20/7/19

Scarce Silver Y - 15 25/7/17, 6 on 29/7/19
Light Knot Grass - 12 on 7/5/20, 18 on 9/5/20...

Why we do not record Smoky Wave is beyond me as it is common on all moors that surround us.? Alos excellent numbers of Golden Rod Brindle ( Edward this is one for you to get hopefully) ...

Also recorded this week very close to us if Beautiful Snout  thanks Mark Pearson.....

Keep an eye out for lekking Ghost Moths this week over hay meadows ....great to see...

Ogden golf course

Just a Meadow Brown this afternoon, disturbed it from a stone wall but nothing else at all up there in the blustery wind.

Another Bagworm

I had a short walk this morning and came across another new species of bagworm for myself and probably Calderdale - Luffia ferchaultella. There were four tenanted cases on the move (and no doubt many more) on a wall at Salterhebble. The cases are quite distinctive, a swept back cone shape a bit like a wizard's had. I've taken a couple to rear through.

Rishworth - 2nd June - Overnight Moths

A brilliant night last night with lots of moths including two Marbled White Spot. Update: I just found a Miller next to where the trap is run.

Moth Trap 2nd June:
Heart and Dart x12
Marbled White Spot x2 [NFG] [2nd and 3rd Calderdale individuals]
Common Carpet x1
Silver Ground Carpet x1
Common White Wave x1
Elephant Hawk Moth x1
Small Elephant hawk Moth x1
Broom Moth x1
Common Swift x1
Cinnabar x1 [NFG]
Marbled Minor Agg. x6 [NFG]
White Ermine x6
Lesser Swallow Prominent x7
Peppered Moth x1
White Spotted Pug X3 [NFG]
Lots of Micro things mostly flew away but I have 2 pics of some
Bee Moth x1
Coxcomb Prominent x1
Ingrailed Clay x1
Clouded Bordered Brindle x4
Pebble Prominent x2

                                                   Pug for ID

                                                   Marbled White Spot

Micro for ID

Micro for ID

                                                     For Andy - Here are some better shots of the pug.

Lesser Swallow Prominent cat's

The eggs collected when the female deposited on the egg box on 27th April hatched on 14th May. They seem to be growing well now and are probably around 23mm long. I lost a couple but 10 of the original 12 seem to be doing well on Silver Birch leaves.

 Lesser Swallow Prominent

I'm pleased the caterpillars match the ones on Plate 35 of 'The Field Guide to Caterpillars...!'

I'm not sure how long it will be before they pupate - hope they last till then and wonder if that will be a tricky stage (?)

I also managed to find this green caterpillar in the pot, again on birch leaves. No idea what this might be yet. Wait and see.

Oats Royd

I had a wander around there yesterday afternoon in that hot sunshine. Some very good habitat dominated by gorse and broom with some heather etc. first time on this site. I went looking for Yellow Hammer which evaded me but the butterflies were most enjoyable.

 Common Blue x 4

Also
Brimstone Moth x 5
Peacock x 1
Small Tortoiseshell x 2
Small White x 12
Large Skipper x 1
Small Heath x 12

Earlier in the day on Soil Hill with Daniel
Painted Lady x 1
Small Tortoiseshell x 1
Peacock x 1
Small Heath - abundant, all over the place

2nd June 2020

Had a walk round  behind the Ski Slope and up to Swales moor today...the whole area was crawling with  Small Heath  I lost count at 100 + , 1 Wall Brown , 2 Large Skippers , 1 Peacock ,  3 Large White , 2 Small White , 1 Small Tortoiseshell and my earliest (and prob Calderdale) ever Meadow Brown there were 2 kicking around.....a few Chimney Sweeper and a Mother Shipton.....

Rishworth - 1st June - Overnight Moths

A pretty good night considering the temperature, with most things showing up with friends.


Moth Trap 1st June:
Broom Moth x1 [NFG]
Peppered Moth x2 [NFG]
Common Swift x1 [NFG]
Lesser Swallow Prominent x5
Buff Ermine x2
Elephant Hawk Moth x1
Buff-tip x3
Brown Silver-Lines x1
Silver Ground Carpet x1
Crambus lathoniellus x1
A poss. Mompha x1
Heart and Dart x5
Clouded Bordered Brindle x3 [1 ab. combusta]

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Rishworth.

A mint moth or two floating around today

Warley

Lots of Chimney Sweepers today in a local meadow & one Cinnabar close to home

Cunnery Wood meadows

Had a tootle around the meadow this lunchtime. Not much about


Orange Tip x2
Speckled Wood x1
Large White x2
Chimney Sweeper x15


Common Blue Damselfly


Lots of Grasshoppers singing

Lee Mount - 30th May and 1st June

Not a lot...
Scalloped Hazel x 1
Straw Dot x 1
Tachystola acroxantha x 1
Marbled Minor agg
Common Pug x 1
White-shouldered House-moth x 1

 Straw Dot

 Marbled Minor agg - not sure which one ? 10mm max wing length and slightly arched back rather than flat on.

 Scalloped Hazel

This morning 1st June
Ruby Tiger x 1
Elephant Hawkmoth x 1
Peppered Moth x 1
Heart and Dart x 2
The local Blackbird was hanging around the trap this morning and probably took a few before I got up....! (?)

Ruby Tiger

Stainland. Fall Spring Woods area.

6 x Whites
4  x Small Tortorisell.
1 x Small Skipper (unexpected, nice).

2 x Cinnabar moths. (One flew passed me in our garden. What a beautiful splass of colour in flight).

Bagworm Update

Following on from my earlier post about a case found at North Dean wood on May 12th and a second on the 17th I'm now quite confident that they are both Narrow Lichen Bagworms (Dahlica triquetrella).
After a fair bit of head scratching and emailing folk I think I can eliminate the main confusion species Diplodoma laichartingella because:

My cases are smaller measuring 8mm x 2.5mm x 2.5mm.
The emergence of one adult mid-April (worked out from the eggs hatching) is about a month earlier than Diplodoma should emerge.
There is no tough inner case surrounded by a lightly woven outer.

The other Dahlica species have smaller cases without a noticeable amount of insect or plant debris attached.
 
There are four records on the Yorkshire database of Triquetrella but I'm sure this is a very under recorded species as it's both tricky to find and identify.
I hope to go back next February to find a couple of pupae to rear.
Below is one of the newly hatched larva just a few hours old and already it had made a tiny case for itself out of fine grit provided.

Last day in May

                                                    Andrew Sladdin many thanks

A Wall brown was seen in the Skirkot area yesterday ,thanks Andrew. Today a beautiful male Brimstone flew across the road when i was at Morrisons  Illingworth getting cheap petrol(99p).
A Cinnabar  was flying around the horse field and 9 Fox Moths were out on Soil Hill last night.....

Copley garden

Just had a painted lady in the garden. Nice to see!

Rishworth day flyers

Two each of mother Shipton and common heath through the garden today.

Colden Clough

Walked up and down Colden today with a long rest stop at Hebble Hole (before it got silly with people)

Orange top
Green veined white
Large white
Small tortoiseshell
Speckled wood
Brimstone
Peacock

Broad bodied chaser

Keighley Moor

I got an email today from Ian Hargreaves who traps in the keighley area ....

 Keighley Moor keeps throwing up some nice surprises, Grey Scalloped Bar last night and recent counts of 20+ Glaucous Shears and 18 Light Knot Grass. I also got my first True Lover's Knot of the year last night.

 I've also seen more Fox Moth males flying around than usual and three females to the light.

I used an Emperor Moth lure for the first time this year and a few weeks back gave up counting at 50 one afternoon. I tried it again this week and only got three so probably past their best now.

Many thanks Ian