Small/Autumnal Moth

Cat id

Nick D found this at pellon....Muslin Moth or Tiger sp..??

Merville Du Jour,08 10 10

Great night at Broadhead Clough,with our target species dropping in at 2015,a good number of 12 Feathered Thorns were also recorded.regards Andy and Bri.
Previous records
1 old record from1922 (Collinson 1963)


1 at light Hedge Top Lane 4th October 2005(AC)

5 Larvae found at Hazel greave 2006 (BL)

1 adult at sugar 6th and 10th October 2006 (BL)

Broadhead clough friday Night

Y.ustella

Chestnut     8
Common Marbled carpet   20+
November Moth agg          50+
Small Autmnal Moth             2
Autumnal Moth                    2
Red Green Carpet               2
Red Line Quaker                 2
Feathered Thorn                12
Merville du Jour                   1
Y.ustella                               8+
A cracking night .

Devon Carpet update...recorded on the 14th,15th ,21st  and 25th august 2010...at Hardcastle Craggs...thanks Elena for the report some excellent moths recorded in the craggs this year.

All in all its just another Brick on the wall

Broadhead clough friday Night

Meeting with Brian at 7ish at the bottom of the hill at Broadhead Clough on Friday.All welcome looks like a good weekend to be out and about.Also if anybody has any records for 2010 could they please e-mail me them.thanks

Last Nights Moths and a blast from the past.

This is my latest Burnished Brass by 10 days, it turned up last night with canary shouldered thorn,Black Rustic ,Yellow Lined quaker and the last of the large yellow underwings.
  On the same date in 2005 when I went to the trap in the morning there was the first Black Rustic for calderdale in there along with the first Merville du Jour for 85 years locally and my first ever red underwing.Thats the beauty of running a trap on a regular basis you just never know whats going to be in there. in the morning................!!!!
Re ..Black Rustic in 2005.... I recorded 3 in October so far this year there have been 56 now thtat progress

Last Blast of summer

 A few Speckled woods ,Red Admirals and this comma in and around the garden today.

Common/Dark marbled Carpets

Knottwood 02 10 10

Managed 4 hours running light, never went out once !! strange, this gennys behaviour is more complex than any moths !!1 worn copper underwing on palps,1 chestnut,8 red green carpet,6 common marbled carpet banded form and 1 dark form,1 snout the latest iv seen,8 november aggs,2 flounced chestnut,2 brick,1 light brown apple moth,1 red line quaker,1 yellow line quaker,and 1 feathered thorn.regards Bri.

459 Ypsolopha sylvella

September was a good month for Ypsolopha species locally with Scabrella,,Sylvella,Parenthesella  and Ustella recorded .

Cracking Nights

26th
Autumn Green Carpet(1),Grey Pine Carpet, Spruce Carpet, Barred sallow,Blairs Shoulder Knot(3)Black rustic(5)Shuttle shaped Dart ,LYU , Common Marbled carpet ,Lunar Underwing ,Feathered Ranunculus(1)Light Brown apple Moth,Garden Rose Tort(3) Acleris Lat /Com....
28th
A real night in Northowram with overcast skies and light drizzle and max temp of 12.

Common Marbled carpet(7)red line Quaker(1)Dark arches(1)Mouse Moth(1)Blairs
Shoulder Knot(14)Black rustic(6)Set heb Character(1)Large YU(4)Lesser
YU(1)Frosted orange(1)Pink Barred sallow(1)Common wainscot(1)Garden carpet(1)Red
Green carpet(1)Autumn Green carpet(1)Flounced Chestnut(1)Dark Sword
grass(1)Light Brown apple Moth(1)Garden Rose tort(1)Lunar Underwing(1)Barred
sallow and a Turnip Moth (thanks CF)

Red Line Quaker

Still moths out there despite the cold temps,Red Line Quaker,Streak,Common Marbled Carpet,Black Rustic(7)Autumn green carpet,Blairs Shoulder Knot,Light Brown apple Moth and Garden Rose Tortrix.


Another interesting article from birdguides http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=2306
Makes you wounder what in Hardcastle craggs...........??

Rosy Rustic Shibden

saw these on tuesday 23rd september,along the new footpath from Beacon Hill to Shibden, 5 in total all feeding on thistles, thanks to andy c for identifying them for me.

Cold in the Craggs

http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=2304 a few tips from birdguides

When I left home the temp was 12 degrees as we set the trap up the temp was a very cold 6........only one Ypsolopha ustella braved the cold night.Many thanks to Bri and Elena for there help.
    Northowram was a bit better with 5 large Yellow Underwing,1 Blairs Shoulder Knot,3 Autumn Green Carpet and 2 Black rustic............The temp at Northowram was 7.???

Hardcastle craggs Friday night

A few caterpillars moving around this week,I should know this one but carny put me finger on it.??


Meeting Bri and Elena at the craggs car Park about 7.45 all welcome..

A good night wasps and all

The trap was covered in wasps this morning about 20 of um all over the place,I was lucky not to get stung as it was still dark(6.15)when I emptied it.A realy good night with Dark sword Grass the first decent migrant so far. Autumn Green Carpet(3) Frosted Orange (4) Black Rustic(4)Barred and Pink barred sallow, Copper Underwing, Silver Y(2) Angle shades and a handfull of yellow underwings...

September Sallows

Barred and Pink Barred sallows.

The last few nights have produced Blairs Shoulder Knot,Lunar Underwing,Black Rustic,Frosted Orange (6)loads of White shouldered House Moths,Red Green and Autumn Green Carpets.Also my first Angle Shades which must have been affected by last years cold winter.? Light Brown apple Moths are the same with only 4 this September(last year 30+ at this stage)

Butterflies Northowram

2 Red Admiral,2 Small Tortoiseshell,1 Peacock and 1 Small white...today in the garden.

Last night and September so far

Last night it was ...........raining cats and dogs .......i looked out about 11 and it was like someone was throwing buckets of water over the trap.I was shocked to find ,silver Y (1) frosted orange (1)Rosy Rustic(3)Lesser YU(3)Large YU(5)Pink Barred sallow(1),Red Underwing(1)Mouse Moth and canary Sh Thorn ,this morning.
September has been excellent so far with 56 species and 744 moths.The highlights were Angle Striped Sallow , Orange sallow and 5 nights with Red Underwing.Lets hope we get another bit of decent weather before winter.