Durham ,Butterflies, Moths and Dragonflies. (2 Viewers)

[yukonite]

Have you got your moth trap yet.

no not yet, it will be here today wednesday but got some books and a life size chart so im hoping i get abit better id'ing them.

 

[rokermartin]

Had my moth trap out last night recorded 22 species.

Scalloped Oak 3
Large Y Underwing still plenty around 25+
Double square -Spot 1
Shuttle -shaped Dart 1
Marbled Beauty 3
Riband Wave 6
Small Dusky Wave 2
Dark Arches 5
Silver Y 1
Dot Moth 2
Cabbage Moth 2
Brimstone Moth 1
BBLY Underwing 5
Common Rustic 5
Grey/Dark Dagger 1
Garden Carpet 2
Lesser Y Underwing 2
Cherry Ermine 1
Gothic 1
Dotted Clay 1
Willow Beauty 6
The Clay 1

 

[yukonite]

Had my moth trap out last night recorded 22 species.

Scalloped Oak 3
Large Y Underwing still plenty around 25+
Double square -Spot 1
Shuttle -shaped Dart 1
Marbled Beauty 3
Riband Wave 6
Small Dusky Wave 2
Dark Arches 5
Silver Y 1
Dot Moth 2
Cabbage Moth 2
Brimstone Moth 1
BBLY Underwing 5
Common Rustic 5
Grey/Dark Dagger 1
Garden Carpet 2
Lesser Y Underwing 2
Cherry Ermine 1
Gothic 1
Dotted Clay 1
Willow Beauty 6
The Clay 1

wish mine would hurry up and get here... before you catch them all:-O

 

[rokermartin]

Butterflies seen in the garden today Peacock,2 Small Torts,3 GV Whites and several Large and Small Whites.Planted five Sedum Spectabile in the garden today they will be in flower in a month or so.They are excellent plants for attracting butterflies and moths.

 

[yukonite]

moth trap going out tonight in the back garden.

 

[rokermartin]

moth trap going out tonight in the back garden.

I am as well hopefully should get a few moths.You will soon get sick of seeing Large Yellow Underwings they are the commonest.And they are a right pain when it comes to sorting the moths out in the morning they never settle and they disturb all the other moths inside the trap.

 

[rokermartin]

Butterflies in the garden today 2 Peacocks,3 Small Torts and a Comma.Haven't seen any Painted Ladies so far in the garden.This time last year they were all over the place.

 

[yukonite]

first attempt with the moth trap.
6 orange underwing
8 common carpet
1 yellow belle i think it done away as soon as i tried to get a pic
i dont know what the second one is.
right iv got to try and get them back out of the kitchen now:-O

 

[rokermartin]

first attempt with the moth trap.
6 orange underwing
8 common carpet
1 yellow belle i think it done away as soon as i tried to get a pic
i dont know what the second one is.
right iv got to try and get them back out of the kitchen now:-O

Pic is a Large Yellow Underwing a very common moth, pic 2 is a Sallow Kitten.

 

[yukonite]

cheers martin, its not as easy as it looks is it

 

[rokermartin]

Not so many moths last night i had a feeling it wasn't going to be a good night for moths the weather conditions weren't ideal.Big drop in the number of Large Yellow Underwings and Riband Waves 11 species of moth seen.

Large Y Underwing 10
L BB Yellow Underwing 5
Common Rustic 4
Dark Arches 5
Willow Beauty 5
Riband Wave 2
Marbled Beauty 2
Cabbage Moth 1
Square-spot Rustic 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 6
Dun-bar 1

 

[rokermartin]

Much better last night for moths big increase in the number of Large Y Underwings.24 species seen.

Large Y Underwing 55+
Silver Y 2
Burnished Brass 2
Marbled Beauty 5
Garden Carpet 3
Fan-foot 2
Dun -bar 2
Twenty plume Moth 1
Lime -speck Pug 2
Bird -cherry Ermine 3
Willow Beauty 8
L BB Yellow Underwing 5
Shuttle -shaped Dart 4
Common Rustic 6
Mother of Pearl 1
Brimstone Moth 2
Dark Arches 3
Cabbage Moth 1
Phlyctaenia Coronata 1
Riband Wave 6
Garden Pebble 1
Smoky Wainscot 1
Lychnis 1
Common White Wave 1

 

[rokermartin]

Butterflies seen in the garden today 2 Small Torts,Peacock and Comma.

 

[yukonite]

moth trapping hope i can get a pic before the all shoot off again when i open up in the morning.

 

[yukonite]

had about 50 last night / this morning. loads of common clothes just sitting with wings shut and large yellow underwings.

 

[mcepjg]

Not certain but may have seen a brimstone moth last weekend at the viaduct near the thornley woodland centre.

 

[rokermartin]

had about 50 last night / this morning. loads of common clothes just sitting with wings shut and large yellow underwings.

Hi your first pic is a Scalloped Oak,pic 2 Large Y Underwing,pic 3 Shaded-broad Bar,pic 4 Looks like a very worn Cabbage moth,pic 5 Riband Wave.

 

[yukonite]

thanks martin.
testos pond this morning was alive with butterflies, damsel and dragon quite alot of bees and wasps to.

lots of whites, copper (looks like large in my book )all very bright.
peacocks to.
still 6 cygnets and loads of coots.

 

[yukonite]

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[Adam W]

Several Wall Browns along the path near the obs this afternoon.