GELECHIIDAE

35.010 Vetch Moth (Aproaerema anthyllidella) to light at North loop, Cromwell Bottom on Aug. 5th 2023. A regular species here in small numbers.

35.011 Poplar Roller (Anacampsis populella), June 22nd 2010. One of two reared from larvae found spun up in Goat Willow near Hollas Bridge earlier in the summer.

35.011 Poplar Roller (Anacampsis populella), found by day in the woods by the visitor centre, Cromwell Bottom, Aug. 30th 2019.

35.012 Birch Roller (Anacampsis blattariella), North Dean meadow, July 12th 06. A field observation on mature birch. One also reared from birch at this site.

35.017 Heather Grey (Neofaculta ericetella) larva, Mar. 11th 2010. Swept from Heather on Norland moor a few days earlier.

35.017 Heather Grey (Neofaculta ericetella) May 14th 2010. Reared from the larva pictured above.

35.028 Gorse Wanderer (Brachmia blandella), North Dean meadow, July 12th 06. A field observation. Another record came from North Dean wood itself despite there being no Gorse around for quite a distance.

35.031 Common Zebra Moth (Helcystogramma rufescens) to MV light at Clock Face quarry on July 24th 2024. Two more were trapped at Clifton Fishing Lake the following day.

35.036 Orange-spotted Miner (Chrysoesthia sexguttella), one of two mines and larvae in a goosefoot species on Sowerby Lane near Sowerby on Aug. 26th 2024.

35.036 Orange-spotted Miner (Chrysoesthia sexguttella), mine and larva in a goosefoot species on Sowerby Lane near Sowerby on Aug. 30st 2024.

35.038 House Moss-moth (Bryotropha domestica) feeding on sugar at night in my garden at Skircoat Green on Aug. 5th 06.

35.038 House Moss-moth (Bryotropha domestica) on my bedroom window at Luddenden Foot on July 22nd 2022.

35.040 Brown Moss-moth (Bryotropha terrella) netted at dusk at Widdop reservoir on June 22nd 2018.

35.040 Brown Moss-moth (Bryotropha terrella), found on the driveway at my home at Skircoat Green on June 29th 2014. 

35.046 Grizzled Moss-moth (Brytropha senectella) netted after dusk in my garden at Skircoat Green on Aug. 1st 2019. It wasn't really worth photographing the whole moth as it was pretty worn and it didn't look all that different from other closely related species so here's just a head shot showing the diagnostic pale palps and head sides with the darker head centre.

35.047 Dark Moss-moth (Bryotropha affinis) found indoors at my home at Skircoat Green, June 6th 06. 

35.049 Obscure Moss-moth (Bryotropha similis) to MV light at Cock Hill farm near Cragg Vale on June 16th 2022. 

35.058 Knapweed Seedhead Moth (Metzneria metzneriella), May 17th 2011. The only moth that emerged from around 30 or so Common Knapweed seed heads collected from Tag meadow, Cromwell Bottom on Feb. 19th 2011.

35.058 Knapweed Seedhead Moth (Metzneria metzneriella) to MV light at Turgate Delph, Norland on June 17th 2022.

35.093 Gorse Streak (Mirificarma mulinella) to light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on Aug. 2nd 2024.

35.093 Gorse Streak (Mirificarma mulinella), a male, one of two to MV light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on Aug. 10th 2023.

35.107 Tufted Oak Roller (Psoricoptera gibbosella), June 22nd 2014. Reared from a larva found spun up in oak at Copley meadow on May 29th 2014. County records suggest that this may be the first time the early stages have been found in the region. An unusual looking moth with four pairs of scale tufts and scaly palps.

 

35.132 Stitchwort Groundling (Caryocolum fraternella) to MV light at the cabin, Cromwell Bottom, July 21st 2018.

35.141 Black-spotted Grey (Teleiodes vulgella) to MV light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on June 25th 2024.

35.146 Large Groundling (Teleiopsis diffinis) to MV light at Mirey Wall farm near Sowerby on Aug. 12th 2022.

35.148  Common Groundling (Carpatolechia fugivitella) male to MV light at the cabin at Cromwell Bottom, Aug. 24th 2019. 

35.148 Elm Grey (Carpatolechia fugivitella) to MV light in my garden at Luddenden foot on July 20th 2022.

35.149 Birch Grey (Carpatolechia albernella) a male to MV light at Cromwell Bottom on Aug. 5th 2023. I was literally "scraping the bottom of the barrel" of the trap to find this one. 

Days of heavy, persistant rain had taken its toll on many of the moths, this one died before I could photograph it.

Its dissection is included.

35.159 Tufted Pine Moth (Exoteleia dodecella) to MV light at Manshead moor plantation, Ripponden on July 8th 2023.  

35.160 Black V Bud Moth (Stenolechia gemmella) resting on oak at Exley Bank wood, Sept. 11th 2018. It was doing a good impression of a much prized bagworm case.

 35.160 Black V Bud Moth (Stenolechia gemmella), the same moth as above.