73.061 Anomalous to MV light at Turgate Delph, Norland on Aug. 11th 2022.
73.062 Copper Underwing nectaring on the garden Buddleia on Aug. 1st 2017.
73.063 Svennson's Copper Underwing larva found wandering on a garden wall at Skircoat Green on June 8th 2010.
73.063 Svennson's Copper Underwing (top) and Common Rustic agg. feeding on a sugar concoction in the garden on July 26th 2006.
73.064 Mouse Moth to MV light at the cabin at Cromwell Bottom on Aug. 24th 2019.
73.068 Green-brindled Crescent, the typical form, to MV light at North Loop at Cromwell Bottom on Oct. 8th 2023.
73.068 Green-brindled Crescent, the melanic form, to MV light near the visitor centre at Cromwell Bottom on Oct. 8th 2023.
73.069 Early Grey, a field observation at Brearley Lane, Brearley on Apr. 20th 2024.
73.069 Early Grey at New Lane on Apr. 20th 2014. A field observation of one typically resting on a dry stone wall by day.
73.074 Bordered Straw nectaring on the garden Buddleia on Aug. 25th 06. A rare immigrant to Calderdale.
73.076 Scarce Bordered Straw at dusk on the garden Buddleia on Sept. 1st 06. Another rare immigrant to Calderdale which appeared after many days of southerly winds.
73.076 Scarce Bordered Straw to MV light at Clock Face quarry on Sept. 16th 2023.
73.084 Marbled Beauty resting on the house wall on July 16th 2012. It's not uncommon to find these on walls by day.
73.084 Marbled Beauty nectaring on the garden Buddleia on Aug. 1st 2019. If you have one or two Buddleias in your garden they can be a never ending sorce of pleasure at dusk and an hour or two afterwards - there is a surprisingly wide variety of moths that feed on them.
73.087 Small Mottled Willow to MV light at Mirey Wall farm near Sowerby on Aug.12th 2022. A most welcome but unexpected visitor to the trap, possibly a result of the heatwave we're experiencing.
73.092 Mottled Rustic to MV light at the cabin, Cromwell Bottom on June 30th 2018.
73.096 Uncertain larva found feeding on Groundsel at Skircoat Green allotments in April 2018. It readily accepted Dandelion in captivity.
73.096 Uncertain May 26th 2018. Reared from the larva pictured above.
73.097 Rustic, a male to MV light at my new place in Luddenden Foot on July 28th 2022.
73.099 Vine's Rustic to actinic light at Norland Bilberry Slopes on Aug. 29th 2022. It has become much more regular in Calderdale this last year or so.
73.100 Silky Wainscot one of three to actinic light at the lagoon, Cromwell Bottom on June 11th 2023.
73.107 Old Lady found dead on the towpath above Elland Bridge on Aug. 14th 2018. Probably trodden on or squished by a passing cyclist.
73.107 Old Lady, a close-up of the moth above showing its extruded claspers which makes this a male.
73.113 Angle Shades at New Lane, Skircoat Green on Apr. 20th 2007. A field observation.
73.113 Angle Shades nectaring on the garden Buddleia on July 24th 2019.
73.113 Angle Shades at the Rush Field, Hardcastle Crags on May 31st 2023. A field observation on Common Nettle.
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