Bilberry Tortix..

One from last night , think it may well be Bilberry Tortrix....

Norland Moor Mid Summer

Count

True Lovers Knot .....................52 (at least)
Flame Shoulder .........................6
Map - Winged Swift ...............14
Ingrailed Clay...........................3
Ruby Tiger...............................1
Small Elephant Hawkmoth .....2
Beautiful Snout........................1
Broom Moth............................3
Iron Prominent........................1(northern form)
Clouded Bordered Brindle ....4
Dusky Brocade........................1
Knot grass.................................1
Shoulder Striped Wainscot........1
Diamond Backed moth.............2
Narrow Winged Pug................2

Thanks to AC for organising  evening

Weather

The weather was still and warm with occ breeze temperature circa 15 -17 o C. Lots of Midges . and it soon became obvious why the Mountain Rescue Team who where training nearby had nets on their heads A slow start but with an interesting and steady input.

Habitat

Andy had spotted a decent section of mixed Bilberry Heather with surrounding Birch Fern and other vegetation which paid off with one of the first incomings being a Beautiful Snout 

4 where in attendance on Norland Moor AC GW DS and CD. Two species of Caddis arrived but these where not recorded due to dwingdling membership of the Caddis Club

Further Images to Follow


73.301 BF2205 Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma

73.333 BF212 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica





73.338 BF2118   True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea

    73.271 BF2163   Broom Moth Ceramica pisi

    72.024 BF2064 Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa

   73.045 BF2289   Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

   69.017 BF1992  Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus

71.012 BF2000  Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius

72.007 BF2476 Beautiful Snout Hypena crassali

Lee Mount - 21st June

After Norland Moor's surprises I came home to a few more with 5 to check to see if my i d is correct - or not !? I am pretty sure the first is Ingrailed Clay fresh in  my mind from Norland Moor !

 Ingrailed Clay

 

 

 Cabbage Moth ?

 

 

 Bright-line Brown-eye ?

 

 

Marbled Beauty ?

(Correction)
Bordered White  (wouldn't open the wings)!

 

In addition to the above

Heart and Dart x 3

Small Magpie x 1

Miller x 1

Large Yellow Underwing x 2

Marbled Minor agg x 1

Peppered Moth x 1

Beautiful Golden Y x 3

Marbled Minor agg maybe - 10mm wing length

 

What a Beautiful Snout ( Norland Moor 21.June.2016)

Swales Moor

This afternoon along Ringby Lane opposite the ski-slope. The clouds came over as soon as I got up there but some nice rewards all the same. No sign of the recent Wall Butterfly's.
2 Painted Lady
3 Large Skippers

 Large Skipper

Painted Lady

Lee Mount - 20th June

Fairly quiet last night but it improves the later it gets !!
Buff Arches x 1
Silver-ground Carpet x 2
Bee Moth x 1
Brimstone x 2
Small Fan-foot x 1
Heart and Dart x 1
unidentified Pug x 1 - looked well washed out !
Clouded-bordered Brindle x 1
Silver Y x 1
Eudonia type x 2 unidentified

Clouded-bordered Brindle

Life in The Suburbs

Imaging To Follow

70.226 BF1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata x 10
9.001 BF1979 Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae x 3

63.025 BF1376 Small Magpie Anania hortulata x2
73.317 BF2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis x8

Common Marble Carpet  x1
70.054 BF1727 Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata x3Common Pug x1
70.049 BF1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata
73.162 BF2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha

update ------   Small Micro TBC Below About 6 -8 mm long ( a very small micro)

It certainly in the family Gelechidae and is reminiscent of the Blastocella found in Cunnery Wood . Blastocella - looking at the wing from above  and possibly the best fit  from scant markings as
Blastobasis lacticolella however a worn adjustella with the banded leg and darker thorax region would fit if it where not for the fact that these fly later in the season august ? - open to correction or feedback

Caddis TBC

Norland Moor

Going to run the trap tonight on Norland Moor ...9.45 onwards.....Walk up to the trig point and you will see us..Cheers ...all welcome

Ogden Water

Castlefields school were visiting today and some of the kids managed to find some moths!
Nemopora degeerella, Clouded bordered Brindle and Bordered White.


Sorry no photos as I forgot the camera.

Small Elephant Hawkmoth

Hook Tipped Grass Veneer

63.086 BF1301 Crambus lathoniellus

 TBC

Norwood Green pastures

Lee Mount for 18th June

Just a first for the year yesterday when I disturbed a single Large Yellow Underwing in the garden but nothing else doing at all.
Lots of Bees struggling, as we keep finding them around the garden seemingly really lethargic - not good.
Time for some dry weather !!!!

Cragg Vale - Withens Clough - 17th June

We had a walk around the clough and then the  reservoir today and turned up a new one for us....well we think it can only be Mother Shipton found by Jen in the grass along the embankment on the far side of the reservoir. It was tricky getting a decent shot in focus in the grass but got a record shot before it flew off and we lost it. A gem.

 Mother Shipton

 

Silver Y

 

Silver Y on clover x 1

Silver-ground Carpet x 1

we gave up on the micros !!!

Lee Mount 16th May

I tried the trap out last night though it was cool and slight wind - I didn't expect all that much and there was nothing at all in it this morning other than 2 Diamond Back Moths.
However the light did attract a few around it about midnight as the breeze settled down.
Elephant Hawkmoth x 2
Peppered Moth x 2
Common Marbled Carpet x 2
L B Apple Moth x 1
Peach Blossom x 2
Silver-ground Carpet x 3
Common Pug x 1
Brown House Moth x 1
White-shouldered House Moth x 1

 Elephant Hawkmoth

 

 Heart and Dart

 

Peach Blossom

Yesterdays Leps

0148 Yellow-barred Long-horn Moth  Nemophora degeerella ABH 70001

Currently swarming on Oaks I counted about 200 on about 5-6 stands yesterday

1549 Large White Butterfly Pieris brassicae ABH 

A Male I believe

Silver Ground Carpets where also seen throughout

Large Skippers also dosile in grasslands in cool spell

Epiblema scutulana Field Record ( No Image )

Grass Veneer

Other  records positively identified - 7 species Soldier Beetle , 8 species of Sawfly  4 weevils  1 Froghopper , 4  Cranefly  2 Myxomycetes

 Sadly for the Birdie People  no Partidge in a Pear Tree although this may yet appear on the Boards

Look out for Burnets

https://youtu.be/jdGKY6LQcG8

Todays Dayflyers Cromwell

A few things on the reserve today

72.002 BF2474 Straw Dot Rivula sericealis

White-barred Gold (Micropterix aruncella)

 

 

48.001 BF385 

Anthophila fabriciana

70.202 BF1881 Early Tooth-striped Trichopteryx carpinata

Caterpillar Early Tooth Stripe    Click on image strip To enhance

Found at Moth Point Lagoon 1

Lee Mount 9th June

Wading through a lot from last night -  opened the trap this morning and it seemed like loads took off and I lost them ! Still plenty to go at, though some were just in and around the trap last night.
A few queries especially this first one.

 Was trying for Dark Brocade (?) but doesn't quite fit...then I thought maybe Pale-shouldered Brocade ? (but never seen one before)

 

 

 Green Silver-lines ?

 

 

 Grey or Dark Dagger

 

 Common Carpet ?

 

 Miller

 

 Beautiful Golden Y ?

 

 

Heart and Dart

 

 

Full list of those that didn't escape !

Not identified - top one above x 1



Anania coronata x 1

Silver-ground Carpet x 1

Clouded Border x 1

Green Silver-lines (?) x 2

Flame Shoulder x 4

Common Marbled Carpet x 4

Foxglove Pug x 1

Small Fan-foot x 1

Grey/Dark Dagger x 1

Peppered Moth x 1

Common Carpet (?) x 1

Heart and Dart x 2

Miller x 1

Scalloped Hazel (dark) x 1

Beautiful Golden Y (?) x 1

Spectacle x 1

Common Swift x 1

Light Brown Apple Moth x 2

Diamond-back Moth 3+

Also 2 Pugs to check later