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72.001 Herald larva found on Phragmites australis reeds at the lagoon at Cromwell Bottom on Aug. 3rd 2024. It was well grown at almost two inches.

72.001 Heralds at Bare Head tunnel, Shibden valley, Jan. 22nd 2013. A hibernating pair on the ceiling of the tunnel. There were around a dozen Heralds present but the Tissue moth seen previously was not relocated sadly. Thanks to Andy Cockroft for helping with the search and finding the moths originally.

72.001 Herald in a cave at Howroyd quarry, Barkisland on Jan. 9th 2022. It was one of two found hibernating, but once again the main target species, the Tissue, had moved on from a few days ago.

Andy and Anthony searching for hibernating butterflies and moths at Howroyd quarry. Details above.

72.001 Herald found at Salterhebble Hill, Apr. 7th 2014. Captured by day.

72.002 Straw Dot at North Dean meadow, July 12th 05. A field observation. Much more commonly recorded in recent years and often disturbed from unimproved grassland.

72.002 Straw Dot Tag meadow, Cromwell Bottom, June 30th 2014. A field observation on a gloriously hot and calm summer's day.

72.003 Snout at North Dean meadow, June 14th 06. A daytime observation on Bramble.

72.007 Beautiful Snout at North Dean wood, July 5th 05. A field observation on Holly and only the third Yorkshire record at the time.

72.007 Beautiful Snout one of four to MV light at Turgate Delph, Norland on June 17th 2022. Much more widespread and frequent in light traps over the last 15 years or so.

72.009 White Satin to MV light at Clifton Fishing Lake, Brighouse on July 25th 2024.

This one was resting next to the trap in some ragwort as if awaiting our arrival to be photographed!

72.009 White Satin to light near the cafe at Cromwell Bottom NR, June 30th 2018. It has diagnostic black and white ringed legs and this male has feathery antennae.

72.015 Pale Tussock larva feeding on bramble by the towpath at Falling Royd, Hebden Bridge on Oct. 4th 2023.

72.015 Pale Tussock larva feeding on birch in the garden on Oct. 19th 09. Found at Skircoat Green a few days earlier.

72.015 Pale Tussock pupa a few hours before emergence, Apr. 12th 2010. Reared from the Skircoat Green larva pictured above. Note the fur of the adult moth's abdomen visible as orange bands through the pupal case.

72.015 Pale Tussock female, Apr. 12th 2010, the freshly emerged adult.

72.015 Pale Tussock female found resting in a garden at Bankhouse Lane, Salterhebble along with my niece enjoying an ice lolly in the warm spring sunshine, May 23rd 2010.

72.015 Pale Tussock male to MV light at Clock Face quarry on June 25th 2024. 

72.015 Pale Tussock larva on birch at Brookfoot Loop, July 15th 2017. A fully fed larva in the process of spinning a protective cocoon to pupate in.

72.017 Vapourers mating on the garden Cotoneaster at Skircoat Green, Sept. 12th 08. After seeing three males circling the cotoneaster it wasn't until photographing one of them which had landed that I realised there was a female present.

72.017 Vapourer female, details above. Shortly after mating she begins egg-laying on the cocoon she has just emerged from.

72.017 Vapourer eggs, May 8th 2009. The following spring and the batch of eggs begin to hatch.

72.017 Vapourer larva found on cultivated cherry at Skircoat Green allotments, June 14th 2017.

72.017 Vapourer, the above larva was taken for rearing, after moulting it turned red but soon faded back to it's usual colour.

72.017 Vapourer, the freshly emerged female reared from the larva pictured above on July 2nd 2017. These females seem to be little more than furry little bags of eggs awaiting fertilisation. Once egg-laying is complete she seems to no longer serves any purpose other than to re-enter the food chain.

72.017 Vapourer eggs and newly hatched larvae on a dry stone wall at Cragg brook, Cragg Vale on May 2nd 2022.