My thanks to Edward, for correcting my misidentified moth. See below.
I had a nice surprise this morning. A Red-Green Carpet, (worn) and two Angle Shades caterpillars, brown form.
I've never seen two of the latter at the same time before. They gave me a little trouble at first. The markings on the ones below, are different to the other brown forms I've seen. Both are such a very dark brown, as to look almost a dull black. The photos showed otherwise. Caterpillar number 2, has quite a lot of green markings, as the images show.
Not bad last night here in Rishworth, good to get some NFYs and of couse, a beautiful Merveille du Jour.
Moth Trap 17th October:
Acleris sparsana x1 [NFY]
Red Line Quaker x1 [NFY]
Spruce Carpet x1 [NFY]
Merveille du Jour x1
November Moth Agg. x2
Common Marbled Carpet x1
Red Green Carpet x1
Yellow Line Quaker x3
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| Spruce Carpet, Rishworth, 17th October |
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| Red Line Quaker, Rishworth, 17th October |
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| Acleris sparsana, Rishworth, 17th October |
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| Merveille du Jour, Rishworth, 17th October |
Just popped out to the trap because I saw a triangle on the lamps rain cover and thought it was a Feathered Thorn but was delighted to find it was a Merveille du Jour, my second this year and third ever here in two years
Still here from yesterday - Common Marbled Carpet, Red-green Carpet, November Moth agg x 7 and Mottled Umber all hiding away on the fence near the trap.
One new one for the autumn this morning
Another very wet overnight but managed a single Satellite in the trap and a November Moth agg on the fence as well as the resident Silver Y still doing the rounds on the garden pot plants.
4 Heralds in Bare Head Tunnel , Silver Y and Red Admiral on Ivy in garden....and on next doors heather , Small Tortoiseshell , Red Admiral and a pristine Comma...!!!
I am now working on the update to the moth report I published earlier this year..If anybody has anything they would like to contribute or take out of the last one, seen any massive mistakes,,please email me or leave a comment below..I am planning the next edition in March 2021,,cheers
Better than expected overnight
1 x Garden Rose Tortix today.
It was cold and windy last night, I didn't think I'd see anything.
Blairs Shoulder Knot x 1
Light Brown Apple Moth x 1
Garden Rose Tortrix x 1
Not great but still not had a blank, so satisfactory.
Yellow Line Quaker X2
November Moth Agg. X1
This poest has been amended on the 11th Oct. 2020, after David and Edward corrected my mistake. Thank you both. I've adjusted my original post. The following is now correct.
A nice surprise for me this morning, an Autumn Green Carpet moth.
Red Admiral on Verbena Bonariensis/Japanese Anenome. Also one on Nasturtium 'Alpine Mixed'.
From last night
I don't know about anyone else, but Autumn here in Rishworth has been very poor. I have had no Sallows apart from 1 Centre Barred Sallow and Orange Sallow in August. I have added a right truckload of species to my list, e.g Small Autumnal Moth, but species from last year, other than Rosy Rustic and Common Marbled Carpet, have been quite patchy. I don't know if it is general decrease in trapping nights due to busier days combined with bad weather. Any thoughts comments are welcome.
