31: PELEOPODIDAE, 32: DEPRESSARIIDAE, 34: COSMOPTERIGIDAE

31.001 Oak Longhorn (Carcina quercana) larval spinnings and feeding signs on Hornbeam at Brearley playing fields on Nov. 3rd 2023.

31.001 Oak Longhorn (Carcina quercana) larva and feeding signs on Hawthorn, New Lane, May 8th 09.

31.001 Oak Longhorn (Carcina quercana), June 30th 2014. Reared from a larva found on oak in Long wood earlier in the month.

32.007 Red-eyed Buff (Agonopterix ocellana), July 25th 2010. Reared from a larva inadvertently collected from Goat Willow by the towpath at Salterhebble earlier in the summer. 

It was a nice surprise when it emerged as I had no idea that it was this species. This now made it four Agonopterix species reared in the year.

32.010 Willow Brown (Agonopterix conterminella) to MV light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on Aug. 10th 2023.

32.017 Brindled Buff (Agonopterix arenella), Bankhouse wood, Aug. 17th 2010. Netted at dusk but still in good condition despite that.

32.017 Brindled Buff (Agonopterix arenella) to MV light at Norland moor on Sept. 10th 2021. As with many moths that night they failed to enter the trap and were subsequently found the next morning in the surrounding Heather, Bilberry etc.

32.018 Common Brindled Brown (Agonopterix heracliana) larva at 9mm. One of several found spun up in Hogweed leaves in Scarr wood on June 12th 2010. The larvae make large, conspicuous spinnings.

32.018 Common Brindled Brown (Agonopterix heracliana) on June 30th 2010.

32.024 Speckled Broom Buff (Agonopterix assimilella) larva on Broom, Norland moor, May 20th 2010.

32.024 Speckled Broom Buff (Agonopterix assimilella), June 8th 2010. Reared from the larva pictured above.

32.024 Speckled Broom Buff (Agonopterix assimilella) to MV light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on Aug. 10th 2023. 

32.029 Gorse Buff (Agonopterix umbellana) to MV light at Turgate Delph, Norland moor on May 6th 2022.

32.032 Angelica Brown (Agonopterix angelicella), June 24th 2010. Reared from larvae found on Hogweed at Copley meadow.

32.032 Angelica Brown (Agonopterix angelicella), one of two to MV light at Clock Face quarry, Krumlin on July 24th 2024.

32.036 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria radiella) larva on Wild Parsnip at Walton Street car park, Sowerby Bridge, July 28th 2014. There were several plants present all of which had larvae feeding on them. Most had had their flower heads eaten off leaving behind many stalks with larval spinnings at the end. Thanks to botanist Peachy Steve for originally finding them.

32.036 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria radiella). A close-up of the larva above.

32.036 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria radiella) larva sealing the tunnnel entance, July 29th 2014. Knowing that these larvae would need an umbellifer stem to tunnel in to to pupate I had the foresight to take a Hogweed stem home and place a short section in with each of the feeding larvae. By day two all had fed up and had started to chew their way in to the stem and begun to seal the entrances with chewed pith and a light silk spinning. 

32.036 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria radiella) on Aug. 22nd 2014. Unfortunately all the larvae were parasitised apart from this one which emerged with a deformed wing.

34.004 Bulrush Down Moth (Limnaecia phragmitella) larva on a Reed Mace seedhead from Tag Loop, Feb. 14th 2011. I found the best way to see if larvae are present was to open the seed head (outdoors!) over a piece of white paper and if any are present they should soon drop on to the paper where they are easily found. The one pictured is burrowing back into a seedhead to be reared through.

34.004 Bulrush Down Moth (Limnaecia phragmitella) July 1st 2011. Reared from the larvae from Tag Loop. To rear this species the larvae need to be kept in an extremely secure container as they can push their way out of the tightest of gaps - as I soon found out. Tupperware boxes with push on lids are not secure enough.

34.004 Bulrush Down Moth (Limnaecia phragmitella) to actinic light at Clifton Fishing Lake, Brighouse on July 11th 2024.