Red-line Quaker

Barred Sallow

My first trap of October produced 7 moths of 5 species in the garden (VC63, Barnsley) last night (6/10). 2 were NFY including Red-line Quaker and Barred Sallow. #teammoth

Red-green Carpet

6 moths of 4 species in trap (VC63) this morning (26/9) including 3 Lunar Underwing, Black Rustic, Square-spot Rustic and my first Reg-Green Carpet of the year. #teammoth

Lunar Underwing

Just 3 moths in the VC63 garden trap last night (22/9)including Black Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing and my first Lunar Underwing of the year. Not too disappointing given the low temperature. #teammoth

Black Rustic

Black Rustic

20 moths of 7 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (19/9). The highlight being a couple of NFG Black Rustic. #teammoth

My September is not getting any better. Just a single Large Yellow Underwings in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (14/9) plus a couple of snails as bycatch (which tells you all you need to know about last nights weather). #teammoth

So not only have I got to try and not get caught out by Caddisflies pretending to be moths, now you tell me I need to check for moths pretending to be Caddisflies. No wonder my head hurts.

My disappointing September continues with just 6 moths of 3 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (9/9) including Square-spot Rustic (3), Large Yellow Underwing (2) and Lesser Yellow Underwing (1) #teammoth

Short-cloaked Moth

Single-dotted Wave

Pale Mottled Willow

Another slightly disappointing catch with 28 moths of 10 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (7/9). Highlights hidden amongst the Yellow Underwings included Short-cloaked moth, Pale Mottled Willow and Single-dotted Wave. #teammoth

Old Lady

Flounced Rustic

24 moths of 7 species from the garden trap (VC63) this morning (5/9) including Old Lady, Flounced Rustic, Common Wainscot, Vines Rustic, Square-spot Rustic, Hawthorn Knot-horn and Large Yellow Underwing. No NFY. #teammoth

I got a nice little oak wood just a the bottom of the street which has served me well over the years :)

I’ve not had one for ages then caught 2 this year. They are one of those moths that never look as good in a photo than they do in real life.

Brindled Green

Large Yellow Underwing

Centre-barred Sallow

Just 31 moths of 9 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (1/9) most of which were Large Yellow Underwing. Nothing NFY but Brindled Green and Centre-barred Sallow are always nice to see. #teammoth

Old Lady

47 moths of 15 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (29/8). A couple of Old Ladies, first I’ve ever had inside the trap, were NFY. #teammoth

Nettle-tap

Chevron

42 moths of 15 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (28/9). 2 NFY including Nettle-tap and a faded Chevron. #teammoth

Small Ranunculus

Hawthorn Moth (Scythropia crataegella)

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)

Flame Carpet

97 moths of 32 species in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (24/8). Nothing NFY but highlights included a couple of Small Ranunculus and a Flame Carpet. Also more micros than I’ve had for a while including Hawthorn Moth, Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix and at least 4 species of grass-moth #teammoth

Brindled Green

Fairly quiet night with 47 moths of 22 species in and around the garden trap (VC63). Only a couple were NFY including Brindled Green and what I think is Peppered Grey (Eudonia truncicolella). #teammorth

Small Ranunculus

No trapping tonight but did rescue this NFY Small Ranunculus from my bedroom. #teammoth

Nutmeg

Sallow

Pale Mottled Willow

Some unforcast rain meant a rather damp garden trap to open this morning (19/8). 58 moths of 28 species with 4 NFY wasn’t too disappointing however. The NFYs including two Nutmeg, a Sallow and a handful of Pale Mottled Willow. #teammoth

Disturbed this Small Dusty Wave while in garden and luckily it decided to settle on the back door for a photo. #teammoth

Flame Carpet

Flounced Rustic

Carrion Moth

Honeysuckle Moth

50 moths of 40 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (15/8). Flame Carpet and Flounced Rustic were NFY, along with a few micros including Carrion Moth and Honeysuckle Moth (whose names, and I assume habits, could not be further apart). #teammoth

Tawny Specked Pug

Wax Moth

Yellow-barred Brindle

Centre-barred Sallow

My best night of year so far for moth numbers, with 121 of 46 species in the garden trap (VC63). Only a handful of these were NFY including Tawny Specked Pug, Wax Moth, Yellow-barred Brindle and Centre-barred Sallow. #teammoth #yorkshiremoths

Six-striped Rustic

Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)

A blustery night with a slightly disappointing 31 moths of 15 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (9/8). 2 were NFY: Six-striped Rustic and Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) #teammoth

Chevron Grass-moth (Agriphila geniculea)

Barred Grass-moth (Agriphila inquinatella)

Common Grass-moth (Agriphila tristella)

Pale-streaked Grass-moth (Agriphila selasella)

A few different grass-moth species in and around the trap this morning including Chevron (Agriphila geniculea), Barred (A. inquinatella), Common (A. tristella), Pale-streaked (A. selasella) and Straw (A. straminella - no photo) grass-moths. #teammoth

Bordered Pug

Square-spot Rustic

Common Wainscot

Small Square-spot

53 moths of 34 species in the VC63 garden trap this morning (7/8). 7 NFY including Bordered Pug, Square-spot Rustic, Common Wainscot and Small Square-spot. #teammoth

Orange Swift

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Ash-bark Knot-horn (Euzophera pinguis)

The VC63 garden trap held 39 moths of 24 species this morning (2/8). 3 were NFY including Orange Swift, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Ash-bark Knot-horn (Euzophera pinguis) #teammoth

Peacock

Speckled Wood

Green-veined White

Large White

Nice mix of butterflies spotted during yesterday’s walk around Woolley Colliery, near Barnsley including Peacock, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Large White and camera-shy Red Admiral, Comma, Small Heath, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Common Blue #ukbutterflies

Pearl Grass-moth (Catoptria pinella)

Pale-streaked Grass-moth (Agriphila selasella)

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)

Brassy Y (Argyresthia goedartella)

32 moths of 20 species (and too many wasps) in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (27/7). 4 new for year including Pearl Grass-moth (Catoptria pinella), Pale-streaked Grass-moth (Agriphila selasella), Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) and Brassy Y (Argyresthia goedartella) #teammoth

Box-tree moth

Diamond-back moth peeking-out from behind a Barred Grass-moth

Diamond-back moth

55 moths of 34 species (and far too many wasps) in the garden trap (VC63) this morning (24/7). Just 2 NFY including my first ever Box-tree moth and a photobombing Diamond-Back moth, which I didn’t spot at the time. #teammoth #yorkshiremoths

Thanks as aways

Leopard Moth playing dead

They really remind me of the Xenomorph in the Alien films when they do that pose. This leopard moth did same for me a few weeks ago.