Emperor Moth - Castle Carr Road 100425

 I took a newly emerged female to Castle Carr Road (where I found the Caterpillars last June) 

I had only been there a few minutes before she attracted three males

Stump Cross

Orange Tip 1 male

Hardcastle Crags

 

Lee Mount - 1st April

 A warmer night and slightly better results !

Diurnia fagella x 4

Early Thorn x 1

Early Grey x 1

Common Quaker x 6

Hebrew Character x 2

Double-striped Pug x 2

Oak Nycteoline x 1

Acleris literana x 1 NFM

Acleris literana

Early Thorn

Oak Nycteoline

Also on the last day of March

Dotted Border x 1

Early Grey x 1

Hebrew Character x 1

Common Quaker x 1

Clouded Drab x 2

Twin-spotted Quaker x 1

Common Plume x 1

Falcon Moth Traps

https://www.facebook.com/people/Falcon-moth-traps/61562905817521/ 

Hebden Bridge

1 Peacock

Hardcastle Crags last night...

 

Luddenden 260325

 Still doing pretty well despite the clear nights

Oak Beauty 5

Common Quaker  18

Small Quaker  4

Twin-spot Quaker 1

Hebrew Character  4

Clouded Drab  3

 

Luddenden 220325 - Grey Shoulder-knot

 A much cooler night with heavy rain, still a good variety of Moths though

Oak Beauty 19

Mottled Grey 1

Dotted Border

Common Quaker 5

Clouded Drab 2

Grey Shoulder-knot 1 - only the second record here

Luddenden 210325 - Oak Beauty Invasion

 Another great night for Oak Beauty here with a massive 45 caught

Engrailed 1

March Moth 3

Oak Beauty 45

Early Grey 1

Common Quaker 27

Clouded Drab 3

Chestnut 1

Earl-toothed Striped 1

Engrailed

Early-toothed Striped

Luddenden 20th March 2025 - Night of the Oak Beauty

 A great night last here

Oak Beauty 20

Twin-spot Quaker 2

March Moth 2

Common Quaker 11

Small Quaker 1

Clouded Drab 1

Chestnut 1

18 of the twenty Oak Beauty

Hebden Bridge 20th March 2025

 I ran an LED trap in our friends wood in Hebden Bridge last night and what a great night it was

Brindled Pug 3

Oak Beauty 19

Yellow Horned 7

Common Quaker 41

Clouded Drab 5

Mottled Grey 4

Hebrew Character 4

Chestnut 3

Twin-spot Quaker 2

Engailed 3

Small Quaker 1

the highlight was the 19 Oak Beauty

Lee Mount - 20th and 21st March

Slight improvement after two milder nights

Oak Beauty x 2

Clouded Drab x 1  (and a Grey form x 1)

March Moth x 2

Hebrew Character x 1

Common Quaker x 5

Satellite x 1

Early Grey x 2

Dotted Border x 1

Common Plume x 2

Agonopterix heracliana x 1

Clouded Drab (above and below)

Common Plume

Hebrew Character

Oak Beauty

Early Grey

Micro.....puzzler

This was on the fence post near the trap yesterday and at a funny angle to photograph.

I have had one of these previously, checked by CF - must look up the date.....19th March 2024

It seems it is one that needs Gen Det to be sure of identification. I don't have it but I will look out for this sp again and pot it.

I'm suspecting - Caloptilia (elongella or betulicola) c7 mm

Lee Mount - last few days....

Still pretty slow here, not a lot going on - just a few !

Beautiful Plume

Chestnut

 

Common Quaker

March Moth

Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus

Shibden Valley

2 Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) in the garden today, feeding on Pulmonaria (Lungwort) flowers. A welcome return. 

A great start to the year at Hardcastle Crags

 

Cold Edge

1 Peacock

Stainland

 Hello

Back from the grave, (really, very nearly.) I've been seriously ill since August. I'm told that I will be unwell until July(ish), so that's a whole year written off. I'm struggling with my cognitive functions, which come and go, along with weakness and being short of breath. 

I  found a moth on the door three days ago. I had to wait until I was able sort it all out. If I come and go, you know why!

Winter Moth

Lee Mount - 21st - 24th Feb

First moths of the year...

Pale Brindled Beauty x 2 (also the dark form x 1 on 24th Feb but I failed to get a photo of that one tucked in the fence)