ID help please

Larvae feeding on Oak.(Dohhhh)

Cat on folded Birch Leaf 12mm long.

news from todmorden

Really poor weather last night,2 diamond back moths,2 rustic shoulderknot,worn pug sp at mv,nowt at heath trap,3 larva either square spot rustic more probably or six striped rustic feeding on a type of grass,looks like wavy hairgrass,il have to check ,when this sodding weather allows !

Last few Days in Northowram

Stigmella sp.?(C.Streets)

Glyphipteryx_fuscoviridella(C.Streets)
With only 2 Hebrew Character,1 Rustic Shoulder Knot and a Double striped Pug in the trap last night,I have found a small walk to the local wood a lot more rewarding the last few days,with full list below.Thaks to Charlie for photos.
2397 Panemeria tenebrata Small Yellow Underwing 2
391 Glyphipterix simpliciella Cocksfoot Moth 25
396 Glyphipterix fuscoviridella 3
321 Phyllonorycter messaniella 1
293 Caloptilia syringella 1
150 Adela reaumurella 150
140 Nematopogon swammerdamella 2
130 Incurvaria masculella 2

epiblema sp

Hi all,found 2 epiblema sp,14 05 09,i gather there are 3 very similar ,these were on common knapweed which might indicate cirsiana,or is it gen det the only sure way to id them.superb patterning and texture.can anyone recommend a decent sweep net for heather ?all the best bri.

Thistles

Hi all

A little challange for you all and one that Charly should have no disagreements with as the plant is dead easy to ID :-))

Personally I like to pick out a plant and observe it during a whole year to see what I can find entomological wise visiting or breeding on it. One plant I always wanted to get around to and for one reason and another never did in Calderdale was Thistles. It has a huge possible list of lepidoptera and plenty of other insects that utilise it.

On the old Lowfields site before it was developed were nice areas of thistle. I regularly found 1458 Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta) sitting on the plants at dusk and truly spectacular it is as can be seen in the photo which I "borrowed" from my mate Ian Kimbers website. I only found Thistle Ermine and the cases of Coleophora peribenanderi on Thistles so there is a huge range of species and ecology you can discover over the coming year on a easily found and recognised plant. Its also a great opportunity to record many firsts for Calderdale both as species and confirmed breeding when larvae are found.

A quick look on Ians website gives a list of 32 species that can be found on Thistles. So Charly when you have rested some more I am looking forward to seeing some more of your superb photos of the various things found on Thistles. Link to Ians site with list of species

http://ukmoths.org.uk/search.php?entry=thistle&searchtype=fulltext

todmorden news

Hi all,not much to report at moment,coleophora serratella larva and case on birch,6 adela reaumurella,and this p quercifoliella found on oak leaf,nice p tussock winston.found some interesting spinnings on bilberry,will have to see what develops,im doing well at raising diptera at moment,charly,that white cocoon at broadhead on harts tongue was a tiny fly also ! all the best bri.

Last Night in Hebden Bridge

And so, luckily it falls to me to post something exciting in the current spell which has been poor for night time moth trapping. Last night in the Skinner trap there was just one moth which arrived early in the night 2028 Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda. A new one for me and a quite remarkable chap! Winston

Hipperholme

Put out the trap last night.

Empty apart from this nice White Ermine

This week in Hebden Bridge

3rd to 10th May inc

Hi all, a poor week for sure

In the trap -

Hebrew Character 1
Flame Shoulder 1
Pugs 3

On the Railway station -

White-shouldered Housemoth 2

Round and about near the boat this morning however -

Orange tips (m & f) ~5
Peacock 3
Speckled Wood 1
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Green Veined White 4
Adela reaumurella 1
Caloptilia syringella 2
Nettle tap 1

looks colda again for tonight

Winston

Small yellow Underwing

A very windy day turned out well with this Small yellow Underwing,and swarms of Adela reaumurella displaying.Small Yellow Underwing are local in yorkshire and I only recorded them for the first time in Northowram last year,they should be looked for during the day and when flushed from vegetation look like a sandy coloured micro its only when you get a close look you see how beautiful they are.Flower rich meadows with plenty of sunshine.I am sure they must be at Copley Meadows and Cromwell Bottom.?
Small Yellow Underwing x 2
Adela reaumurella x 150 +
Nematopogon swammerdamella x 1

larva

Hi all heres a brown form of heath rustic,swept at night on heather,langfield common,04 05 09,b leecy

Grey Scalloped Bar Larvae

Hi,swept this grey scalloped bar larva and 7 green form of heath
rustic,last night on langfield common on heather,09 05 09,Brian

Midgley GMS

Nowt! Are we sure its May?

First week of May

Wet,windy and not very good for Moths, what a start to May!

Well I've kept trying despite the weather and here's what I've had,

anyone else had anything?

Early Grey 8

Hebrew Character 3

Common Quaker 1

Scalloped Hazel 2

White Spotted Pug 3

Peppered Moth 1 - this dropped in last night and is the earliest I've ever had by a good 4 weeks





Scalloped Hazel


White-spotted Pug

A Windswept rainy Cromwell Bottom

Oak tree Pug.?

E.cicatricella?

Cat on Birch 16mm Long??
A bit of a wash out this morning just as i had found some E.cicatricella mines on birch and this cat the heavens openend and I had to bid a hasty retreat.Loads of Orange Tips and Speckled woods out before the rain.Any comments on the above would be appreciated.

Cunnery Wood/Shibden..Field Trip No4

High winds and clear skies did'nt help so the catch was low.At least 15 Pugs were caught but not 1 was easily identifiable.2 Common Newts
130 Incurvaria masculella 1
701 Agonopterix ocellana 1
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 3
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 1
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 2
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

News from todmorden over the weekend(photos)

Female Emperor with egg batch.Common Heath and Heath Rustic larvae

Bits and Bobbs

There are 32 records from 20 sites of Athrips mouffetell in Yorkshire. The only larval record is one from Derek Parkinson at Otley on 20/5/07.Many thanks Charlie Fletcher for the map.

There is an excellent article on hants moth http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/tree
about leaf mines on Birch at this time of year with excellent photos by our very own Charlie Streets.
I will be at Cunnery wood this evening about 9ish if any one fancies seeing no Moths.I did find an Oak tree Pug,Loads of Adela Reaumurella displayiny,and a Phyllonorycter tristingella in the local wood this morning.So we may get something.

The RES Insect Festival is to be held on Saturday 4 July in the Museum Gardens, York. This is shaping up to be a very significant event, with a wide range of exhibits, trade stands, public talks, bug hunts, etc., to some extent replacing the event organised jointly by RES and AES at the Racecourse in some previous years. Dave Chesmore has booked a stand for the Lepidoptera Group. He needs volunteers to help run the stand, and also suggestions for topics and themes. He also needs good quality photographs of Yorkshire moths. If you can help Dave, please contact him on 01430 861964 or edc1@ohm.york.ac.uk

Larvae on Honeysuckle

Found this today on Honeysuckle any ideas.

News from todmorden over the weekend

Brian reports Emperors still flying at whiteholme Drain, also a common lizard and Common Heath.He also found a female emperor with a batch of eggs at Langfield common and 3 Heath Rustic larvae.