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49.292 Yellow-faced Bell (Notocelia cynosbatella) at North Loop, Cromwell Bottom, June 2nd 2018. Captured at dusk. Distinctive, yellow/orange palps.

49.294 Bramble Shoot Moth (Notocelia uddmanniana) netted at dusk at Bankhouse wood on July 6th 2010.

49.297 Common Rose Bell (Notocelia rosaecolana) May 19th 2014. Reared from a larva feeding on Dog Rose at Tag meadow on Apr. 21st the same year. The intricacy of the markings of some of these Tortricids never fails to amaze.

49.298 Triple-blotched Bell (Notocelia trimaculana) netted at Clock Face quarry by Anthony Arak on June 15th 2022.

49.307 Spotted Shoot Moth (Rhyacionia pinivorana) to MV light at Manshead moor plantation, Ripponden on July 8th 2023.

49.309 Lead-coloured Drill (Dichrorampha plumbana) on June 17th 2022. Netted at Barkisland two days earlier by Anthony Arak.

49.311 Obscure Drill (Dichrorampha aeratana) to MV light at Peachy Steve's Mirey Wall farm near Sowerby on June 18th 2022. Gen. det. (CS).

49.313 Sharp-winged Drill (Dichrorampha acuminatana) at a canal-side field near West Vale on Aug. 22nd 06. A field observation.

49.320 Broad-blotch Drill (Dichrorampha alpinana) in the garden, July 24th 2010. Netted by day on Chasta daisies.

49.324 Pea Moth (Cydia nigricana)  larva on a pea! at Skircoat Green allotments, July 9th 2010. We usually find a handful of affected pods each year from three rows of peas but timing can be crucial. Some later crops can land outside the Pea Moth's flight season altogether.

49.324 Pea Moth (Cydia nigricana) Apr. 26th 2011. One of two reared from larvae found last summer (see above).

49.324 Pea Moth (Cydia nigricana), one of two at North Loop, Cromwell Bottom, June 21st 2018. A field observation.

49.325 Grey Gorse Piercer (Cydia ulicetana) netted by day at Norland Bilberry slopes, Aug. 5th 09.

49.325 Grey Gorse Piercer (Cydia ulicetana) netted by day at Clock Face quarry on Aug. 7th 2022. Presumably from the second generation.

49.325 Grey Gorse Piercer (Cydia ulicetana), one of many flying around Gorse at Clock Face quarry, Scammonden on June 4th 2022.

49.338 Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) feeding signs on apple found at Skircoat Green allotments, Sept. 8th 2015.

49.338 Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) in the garden, June 21st 2017. A field observation.

49.341 Marbled Piercer (Cydia splendana) to MV light at the cabin at Cromwell Bottom, Aug. 24th 2019.

49.341 Marbled Piercer (Cydia splendana) in the garden, Aug. 16th 2012. Captured by day. 

49.342 Large Beech Piercer (Cydia fagiglandana) to MV light at my new place in Luddenden Foot on July 20th 2022. It was the night following the hottest day ever recorded in the UK. It was around 40c by day and around 19c at its lowest by night.

49.345 Red Piercer (Lathronympha strigana) at a canal-side field near West Vale on July 2nd 06. A field observation.

49.347 Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella) at North Loop, Cromwell Bottom, July 25th 2017. A field observation. Colin Duke, Andy Cockroft and myself had a wander around North Loop for the first time in a couple of years and were pleasantly surprised by the amount of  ground cover and planted trees on the site. There were vast swathes of Red Clover which accounted for the good numbers of Compositellas seen.

49.347 Triple-stripe Piercer (Grapholita compositella) at Hollas Lane Nature Reserve, Copley, May 20th 2018. One of the smallest and most attractive of the Tortricids.

49.351 Northern Crescent Piercer (Grapholita lunulana) at  Clock Face quarry, Scammonden on May 29th 2022. A daytime observation on Burdock 

49.351 Northern Crescent Piercer (Grapholita lunulana) at Tag meadow, Cromwell Bottom, May 16th 2019. A field observation on vetch. One also there on May 17th 2011.

49.354 Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella) at Copley meadow, Apr. 30th 2014. A field observation. Numbers were comfortably in to double figures which was nice as this was the only moth species found here on the day.

49.354 Vetch Piercer (Grapholita jungiella) at Copley meadow, Apr.16th 2014, a field observation. One of a dozen or so seen that afternoon flying in the warm sunshine.

49.367 Acorn Piercer (Pammene fasciana) to Anthony Arak's MV light at Manshead plantation, Ripponden on June 19th 2023.

49.375 Regal Piercer (Pammene regiana) larva and two cocoons. Found under Sycamore bark by the towpath near Cromwell Bottom on Feb. 22nd 2016. Cocoons were found under most pieces of bark examined, all but two contained dead larvae or nothing at all.

49.375 Regal Piercer (Pammene regiana) larva disturbed from its cocoon (see above).

49.375 Regal Piercer (Pammene regiana) May 1st 2016. Adult and empty pupal case reared from the larva pictured above.

49.375 Regal Piercer (Pammene regiana) May 1st 2016. See above.

49.376 Sycamore Piercer (Pammene aurita), found sheltering under a Sallow leaf in the steady rain by the towpath near Elland on July 28th 2010. Captured by day.

49.379 Orange-spot Piercer (Pammene aurana) nectaring on Hogweed at Cromwell Botton LNR on June 25th 2017. Top of my target species to find ever since Paul Talbot searched unsuccessfully for them and Colin Duke found one here a few years ago. A Mirid bug Grypocoris stysi looks on.

49.381 Little Beech Piercer (Strophedra weirana), feeding signs on Beech by the river Calder above Cromwell Bottom on Oct. 7th 2020. Two leaves spun flatley together.

49.381 Little Beech Piercer. After opening up the two leaves pictured above I was surprised to see anything still living in them at this time of year so it was nice to see this distinctive, frass covered cocoon with a larva inside.