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Friday, 10 April 2020

3 - Eyed peacock

This was sent to me for comment - a 3 Eyed Peacock

Friday, 13 March 2020

Hardcastle Craggs 13th March 2020

Weather

Cool , Light Breezey V Occ. drizzle

Method

MV 120

Other Entomology

Birch SB
Cream Spotted Ladybird
White Legged Millipede

Present

AC BL CD EE

Two Spring favorites

1930 Oak Beauty Biston strataria ABH 70.251

1659 Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis ABH 65.016

2187 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi ABH 73.244

Sunday, 3 November 2019

The Great Yorkshire Dales Autumn 2019

Chalk in the dales the source of Freshwater

Gordale Scar

Scalebar Force

Aysgarth Falls Middle Falls

Janets Foss

Yew Cogger Scar with Cowside Beck leading onward to Arncliffe and into Littondale

Malham Cove

Life On The Edge !!

Saturday, 21 September 2019

VC63 Garden Moths Sun 22nd September 2019

Date Sun 22 September 2019

Method 20 W Actinic Robinson

Weather Warm , Dry Moon Phase Third Quarter : 49.7%

It takes around 29.5 days to move through the eight Moon phases.

ABH 73.180 BF2272 Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago

ABH 73.190 BF2264 Yellow-line Quaker Agrochola macilenta

ABH 70.049 BF1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata

ABH 73.345 BF2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

ABH 73.342 BF2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
ABH 73.113 BF2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa

ABH 73.015 BF2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma
ABH 73.064 BF2299 Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis

ABH 73.190 BF2264 Yellow-line Quaker Agrochola macilenta

ABH 73.180 BF2272 Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago

ABH 73.015 BF2441 Silver Y Autographa gamma

ABH 73.113 BF2306 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa

To follow

Sunday, 25 August 2019

VC63 Garden Moths 25th August 2019

VC63 Garden Moths 25th August 2019

Method

20 W Actinic Robinson

2269 Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago ABH 73.219
0647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella ABH 28.010
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta ABH 73.325
1738 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata ABH 70.061

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata. ABH 70.049

0647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella ABH 28.010

2269 Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago ABH 73.219

2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta ABH 73.325

Image Eakring Birds

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata. ABH 70.049

1738 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata ABH 70.061

VC63 - Garden Moths - Underwings 23rd August 2019

Weather Warm circa 12-15 o

Method Actinic 20 W Robinson

Friday 23rd August 2019

Other Entomology Tipula maxima ( Cranefly )

The Predominant Moth was the LY Under Wing Totalling about 40 or more ,. these really meritted closer inspection as there were likely other Underwing Species amongst them. I am pretty certain there was a Least Yellow with the forewings being a bright fulvous-brown colour and yellow flash on release but in haste was released without imaging

Check this LINK for a quick Pictorial overview and Guide to Identification of Underwings

ABH 73.357 2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

ABH 73.107 2300 Old Lady Mormo maura x2

ABH 49.039 0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

ABH 16.001 0424 Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella

ABH 73.169 2343 Common / Lesser Rustic Mesapamea secalis agg +

ABH 73.062 2297 Copper/Svennson Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
ABH 73.342 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
ABH 73.345 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
ABH 73.348 2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
ABH 73.346 2112 Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta

ABH 49.091 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana TBC +++

ABH 73.343 2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata ++

+ dark form with almost white stigmata tend to be likely M didyma.
++ I 've included below for completion taken at CB LNR a few weeks ago
+++ One Query For Comment last below

ABH 73.345 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes TBC

smaller than both Large and Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings.

Forewing colouration consistant, light sandy brown and both oval and kidney-marks are usually quite conspicuous.

When resting often a horizontal, well-spaced row of black dots near the base of the forewings and the edge of the forewing is characterised by a row of black marks, found on none of the other Underwings.