Moth Sightings

Ina · Ina

Number of species recorded since I started mid-April is 58. Number of individuals in & around the trap in June is 159. Most common is Dark Arches (15), closely followed by Buff Ermine, Lg Yellow U/wing, and Ingrailed Clay. There you go, a few stats to ponder on.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Bit of a surprise in the garden today as a notable visitor arrived with it's unmistakeable flight paths. Strange as it is overcast, cool and up North! Poor pictures but who cares. [img]http://www.wildrossen...

Ina · Ina

Silver-ground Carpet & Chimney Sweeper moths

Ina · Ina

First of the June moths Lg Yellow U/wing, Buff Ermine, Small Magpie, Garden Carpet, C.Pug, Flame.

Ina · Ina

Only had Hebrew Character in trap for last 2 weeks until it rained. last night & night before:- Powdered Quaker White Shouldered House Moth Flame Carpet Scalloped Hazel Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet May have been more, but they would be inside the frog I found in there.

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Poplar hawk moth fluttering about the pub whilst I was enjoying a pint of the old thoat lotion. Caught and released into the night air! Bob.

Ina · Ina

1 x Six-spot Burnet moth

Ina · Ina

Alucita hexadactyla in the garden this evening. Food plant is honeysuckle, but they seem to like my peas. Easy to ID as it's the only member of the family in Britain....not only that it looks just like it's photo in the book...very obliging.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

3 chimney sweeps cheers Kevin

Ina · Ina

Autographa gamma. in my garden today. First I've seen this year....or maybe I'm just not lookin!!

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 elephant hawkmoth caterpillar today cheers Kevin

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821757@N02/3836618709/sizes/l/in/set-72157622085136168/

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

2 x 6 spot burnet moths at Tonsendfold today. lots of cinnabar caterpillars on ragwort near K Steels cheers Kevin & John

Ina · Ina

Six-spot burnet moth at Edenwood today. First I've seen this year. Ina

Ina · Ina

Fair number of Chimney Sweeper Moths - On Cliffe Lodge & NT land nextdoor. Great!! I love 'em. Ina

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821757@N02/3647288441/

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

http://topoftheslate.blogspot.com/2009/06/clouded-bordered-brindles-plus-lots.html

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Sorry its late notice but we are mothing tonight at top o'th Slate at 0930hrs should you be interested in coming.... Tel: 01706 223869 Cheers, Bryan.

Ina · Ina

Disturbered lots of what I think where Straw Dot moths, Rivula sericealis, almost everywhere in long grass. Particularly on National Trust land in Stubbins and at Edenwood. Ina

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 near Cowm Farm & 6 below Spring Mill Res. cheers Kevin

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Tuesday nights mothing was without doubt the best yet in regard to quantity, we seem to get lots of moths and they just kept coming from putting the lamp on until close at 0130hrs. I have listed below the species we had and did manage to identify perhaps 75% but very grateful to Steve Palmer for getting t...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

A bit late, but Charlies just rang and we are going mothing up Top Oth Slate again tonight (Tues July 8th 2008) from 0930hrs onwards should you be interested. Cheers, Bryan.

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

http://bryanyorkesnaturalhistory.fotopic.net/c1538104.html

Ina · Ina

https://s310.photobucket.com/albums/kk436/mothsdrags/mothnight30june08/

Ina · Ina

Sorry I forgot this from earlier in the week. 1 Eyed Hawk Moth in Townsend Fold Ina

Ina · Ina

Ewood Bridge 1 Cinnabar Moth Edenfield. Had to stop mowing the lawn today due to a mass emergence of Large Yellow Underwings. Don't know if they were just asleep or newly emerged, but were reluctant to fly and in pristine condition.... until I went over them with the mower that is!!! Ina

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

We did manage to get a few photos for identification (links posted below), and we released absolutely loads of moths at the end of the night (0130hrs) which unfortunately what we did not bother to identify. The reason we did not bother was for one we ran out of time, and also in the earlier part of the ev...

Birderbryan · Birderbryan

Hello Jim, Ina, Brian and anybody else whom wants to come: We are starting off at 9.30pm until fed up - venue: Camms, Helmshore. Park Up at small cul de sac (left hand side) just before Chinese Restuarant at the bottom of Grane Road, just after Birtwistles mill which lies in the bottom of grane road about...

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 cinnabar moth at Wales Road near Edgeside today. cheers Kevin

JimOrmerod · JimOrmerod

https://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff53/JimOrmerod/Moths/June_08/

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Edenfield Moths (Preview) Number of species recorded since I started mid-April is 58. Number of individuals in & around the trap in June is 159. Most common is Dark Arches (15), closely followed by Buff Ermine, Lg Yellow U/wing, and Ingrailed Clay. There you go, a few stats to ponder on.	Ina	0	393	Fri Jul 1 9:50 AM, 2011 by Ina
	Hummingbird Hawkmoth 30/06/2011 (Preview) Bit of a surprise in the garden today as a notable visitor arrived with it's unmistakeable flight paths. Strange as it is overcast, cool and up North! Poor pictures but who cares. [img]http://www.wildrossen...	Ste Rush	1	402	Thu Jun 30 3:32 PM, 2011 by Ina
	Irwell Vale 14/6/11 (Preview) Silver-ground Carpet & Chimney Sweeper moths	Ina	0	388	Tue Jun 14 6:14 PM, 2011 by Ina
	June Moths - Edenfield (Preview) First of the June moths Lg Yellow U/wing, Buff Ermine, Small Magpie, Garden Carpet, C.Pug, Flame.	Ina	6	474	Tue Jun 7 6:31 PM, 2011 by Ina
	Moth trap 7/5/11 (Preview) Only had Hebrew Character in trap for last 2 weeks until it rained. last night & night before:- Powdered Quaker White Shouldered House Moth Flame Carpet Scalloped Hazel Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet May have been more, but they would be inside the frog I found in there.	Ina	8	655	Sun May 29 7:40 AM, 2011 by Ina
	White Lion 28/6/10 (Preview) 1 Poplar hawk moth fluttering about the pub whilst I was enjoying a pint of the old thoat lotion. Caught and released into the night air! Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	803	Tue Jun 29 6:25 PM, 2010 by Bigbadbob
	Holden Wood (Preview) 1 x Six-spot Burnet moth	Ina	0	574	Tue Jun 22 2:22 PM, 2010 by Ina
	Twenty-plume Moths (Preview) Alucita hexadactyla in the garden this evening. Food plant is honeysuckle, but they seem to like my peas. Easy to ID as it's the only member of the family in Britain....not only that it looks just like it's photo in the book...very obliging.	Ina	2	576	Thu Jun 17 7:19 PM, 2010 by Ina
	Harden Clough 12/06/10 (Preview) 3 chimney sweeps cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	520	Sat Jun 12 10:24 PM, 2010 by KEVIN LISTER
	Silver Y (Preview) Autographa gamma. in my garden today. First I've seen this year....or maybe I'm just not lookin!!	Ina	0	527	Sat Jun 12 5:38 PM, 2010 by Ina
	Clough Bottom 290809 (Preview) 1 elephant hawkmoth caterpillar today cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	671	Sat Aug 29 6:07 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	healey dell 190809 (Preview) http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821757@N02/3836618709/sizes/l/in/set-72157622085136168/	KEVIN LISTER	0	564	Wed Aug 19 6:21 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	burnet & cinnabars 120709 (Preview) 2 x 6 spot burnet moths at Tonsendfold today. lots of cinnabar caterpillars on ragwort near K Steels cheers Kevin & John	KEVIN LISTER	0	574	Sun Jul 12 7:44 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Burnet Moths (Preview) Six-spot burnet moth at Edenwood today. First I've seen this year. Ina	Ina	0	502	Mon Jun 29 4:24 PM, 2009 by Ina
	Cliffe Area. 24/6/09 (Preview) Fair number of Chimney Sweeper Moths - On Cliffe Lodge & NT land nextdoor. Great!! I love 'em. Ina	Ina	0	501	Wed Jun 24 3:39 PM, 2009 by Ina
	unknown moth 210609 (Preview) http://www.flickr.com/photos/26821757@N02/3647288441/	KEVIN LISTER	2	581	Tue Jun 23 1:04 PM, 2009 by KEVIN LISTER
	Moths from last Tuesday June 2nd 2009 at Top O'th Slate (Preview) http://topoftheslate.blogspot.com/2009/06/clouded-bordered-brindles-plus-lots.html	Birderbryan	0	564	Sun Jun 7 11:44 AM, 2009 by Birderbryan
	Mothing tonight - Saturday at Top O'th Slate Sat April 18th 2009 0930hrs (Preview) Sorry its late notice but we are mothing tonight at top o'th Slate at 0930hrs should you be interested in coming.... Tel: 01706 223869 Cheers, Bryan.	Birderbryan	1	544	Mon Apr 20 4:00 PM, 2009 by Birderbryan
	Edenfield to Cliffe Lodge 21/7/08 (Preview) Disturbered lots of what I think where Straw Dot moths, Rivula sericealis, almost everywhere in long grass. Particularly on National Trust land in Stubbins and at Edenwood. Ina	Ina	0	659	Tue Jul 22 3:04 PM, 2008 by Ina
	cinnabars 13/07/08 (Preview) 1 near Cowm Farm & 6 below Spring Mill Res. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	502	Sun Jul 13 7:45 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Mothing Night photos - Tues last 8th July 2008 - Top O'th Slate. 30 species (Preview) Tuesday nights mothing was without doubt the best yet in regard to quantity, we seem to get lots of moths and they just kept coming from putting the lamp on until close at 0130hrs. I have listed below the species we had and did manage to identify perhaps 75% but very grateful to Steve Palmer for getting t...	Birderbryan	1	573	Fri Jul 11 4:24 PM, 2008 by Ina
	Mothing tonight - Tuesday at Top O'th Slate at 0930hrs (Preview) A bit late, but Charlies just rang and we are going mothing up Top Oth Slate again tonight (Tues July 8th 2008) from 0930hrs onwards should you be interested. Cheers, Bryan.	Birderbryan	0	465	Tue Jul 8 7:22 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	All moths from 30th June 2008 now identified - check out (Preview) http://bryanyorkesnaturalhistory.fotopic.net/c1538104.html	Birderbryan	0	502	Tue Jul 8 6:01 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	Moth Night 30/6/08 (Preview) https://s310.photobucket.com/albums/kk436/mothsdrags/mothnight30june08/	Ina	0	504	Sat Jul 5 7:20 AM, 2008 by Ina
	Eyed Hawk Moth (Preview) Sorry I forgot this from earlier in the week. 1 Eyed Hawk Moth in Townsend Fold Ina	Ina	0	512	Fri Jul 4 8:16 PM, 2008 by Ina
	4/7/08 (Preview) Ewood Bridge 1 Cinnabar Moth Edenfield. Had to stop mowing the lawn today due to a mass emergence of Large Yellow Underwings. Don't know if they were just asleep or newly emerged, but were reluctant to fly and in pristine condition.... until I went over them with the mower that is!!! Ina	Ina	0	481	Fri Jul 4 5:36 PM, 2008 by Ina
	Some photos of recent moth night at The Camms - Mon June 30th 2008 (Preview) We did manage to get a few photos for identification (links posted below), and we released absolutely loads of moths at the end of the night (0130hrs) which unfortunately what we did not bother to identify. The reason we did not bother was for one we ran out of time, and also in the earlier part of the ev...	Birderbryan	0	524	Wed Jul 2 11:38 AM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	MOTHING - MONDAY JUNE 30TH 2008 AT CAMMS - HELMSHORE (Preview) Hello Jim, Ina, Brian and anybody else whom wants to come: We are starting off at 9.30pm until fed up - venue: Camms, Helmshore. Park Up at small cul de sac (left hand side) just before Chinese Restuarant at the bottom of Grane Road, just after Birtwistles mill which lies in the bottom of grane road about...	Birderbryan	0	478	Sun Jun 29 7:44 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
	cinnabar 28/06/08 (Preview) 1 cinnabar moth at Wales Road near Edgeside today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	466	Sat Jun 28 8:02 PM, 2008 by KEVIN LISTER
	Mothing at Bolton 4th/5th June 08 (Preview) https://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff53/JimOrmerod/Moths/June_08/	JimOrmerod	2	539	Sun Jun 8 5:09 PM, 2008 by Birderbryan
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