Cunnery Wood LNR Fri 23 February 2019

Cunnery Wood LNR  Fri 23 February 2019

Small reserve compose of mixed woodland (Birch Oak Bird Cherry etc) with pond

Weather . Warm 8-10 rapidly falling to colder temps at that location . Wind still occ breeze

MV 120  = 2 1/2 hrs

Other Entomology / Fauna

Spartan , White Legged millipedes , Woodlouse and Slugs . Larinoides spp in Tunnel. No sign of Heralds

Total 6 Species .   March Moth periodic . Influx of Common Quaker about 8 pm . AC noticed  Dotted Border were found on exit located on Tree Saplings with new sticky buds very fresh specimens upper southerly slopes. The PBB looks like a melanic form.

Counts AC .......................................


70.245 BF1663  March Moth Alsophila aescularia

73.244 BF2187  Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi

70.255 BF1934  Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
73.194 BF2258  The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii

32.018 BF0688  Agonopterix heracliana
70.247 BF1926   Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria

70.245 BF1663  March Moth Alsophila aescularia

70.255 BF1934  Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria

70.247 BF1926   Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria
Male, f. monacharia

73.194 BF2258  The Chestnut Conistra vaccinii



32.018 BF0688  Agonopterix heracliana

73.244 BF2187  Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi

Hardcastle Craggs Sat 16th February 2019

Hardcastle Craggs Sat 16th February 2019

Weather   Circa 10 o Falling toward evening. Occ Breezes . Overcast

MV 120 W

Other Entomology 

Early doors this year at Craggs given the preceding good weather . Other Entomology included one Ladybird Harlequinn and 1 Birch SB Adult. I have found these over wintering in Moss Clumps on Trees which must provide a fair degree of protection Colonies can often be smelt well before being found. The insect below the SB was about 5-9 mm and looks to me like a Springtail ( Collembola) small insects of leaf litter possibly Tomocerus longicornis 
AKA Pogonognathellus longicornus







Counts As below By AC , BL CD  present

70.253 BF1932   Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaeari

70.247 BF1926      Pale Brindled Beauty Phigalia pilosaria

Previous Post  on the blog show the melanic form of the PBB

73.210 BF2256  The Satellite Eupsilia transversa

Both Orange and White Colour forms were present shown below

70.255 BF1934  Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria



32.018 BF688   Agonopterix heracliana



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