Shandy Hall Moths
1 August 2013
1 August 2013 – ‘Bob Shandy’, the Poplar Hawk-moth.
We were visited yesterday afternoon by Dr. Chesmore. Unfortunately, due to the wet and windy weather, we were unable to attract any Clearwing moths. Dr. Chesmore did, however, manage to collect some sawfly larvae, inspect our moth lithograph books, and help to identify and confirm plenty more species – all just in time before I leave! Argyresthia […]
30 July 2013
30 July 2013 – A Few Days Left
I’m on my last few days here at Shandy Hall, yet there are still many things left to do. The moths seem to want me to stay as new ones have been coming in numbers these past couple of days! I hope I can record all of them before I leave on Friday. Tomorrow Dr. Chesmore […]
28 July 2013
28 July 2013 – 300 Moths for Laurence Sterne!
We have our 300th moth species at Shandy Hall! And during the tercentenary year of Laurence Sterne’s birth! For anyone who doesn’t know, we are celebrating this 300th anniversary with the Good Humour Club exhibition at Shandy Hall until the end of September. And now we have 300 moth varieties to celebrate as well! Patrick has […]
26 July 2013
26 July 2013 – Grey With a Splash of Color.
Euzophera pinguis Last night’s catch was an amazing one! We beat our record yet again, this time with 600 moths in one night! We found many new micro-moths yesterday, although so far we have only identified one properly – Euzophera pinguis. It has the same body shape as the Trachycera advenella from a few days ago, though lacks […]
24 July 2013
24 July 2013 – Caterpillar Overload.
Double Lobed (Apamea ophiogramma) I’ve been going over some old moth records here at Shandy Hall and have identified 4 moths that we haven’t had before this summer! The first is the Double Lobed (Apamea ophiogramma) from July 8, 2013. This is the only one we’ve found so far. This moth is extremely distinctive due to […]
23 July 2013
23 July 2013 – New Sightings – the Macros.
Gold Spangle (Autographa bractea) As promised, here are the 3 new macro species that we’ve recently identified. That makes 290 different moth species so far at Shandy Hall! Only ten more to go! We almost didn’t recognize the Gold Spangle (Autographa bractea) when we had it. Both Patrick and I thought for a second that it […]
22 July 2013
22 July 2013 – New Sightings – the Micros.
With so many moths coming in each day we’ve been getting many new species – we may yet reach our goal of three hundred before I leave! I’ve divided the new micros and new macros into two different blog posts. Today is the micro post with four new species, bringing us to a total of 287 for […]
20 July 2013
20 July 2013 – Keep On Comin’.
Another catch of over 500 moths! We’ve started alternating the days when we set up the trap and when we identify for the blog because of how long it takes to record them all. It must be the heat wave bringing them in. We moved the trap from the quarry garden to the ‘formal’ garden last night. Most of the higher numbers came […]
18 July 2013
18 July 2013 – They Come in Numbers.
Record Moth Count for 17 July, 2013 The moths seem to have missed me while I’ve been gone. Yesterday, we were invaded by an astounding record number of 524 moths in our trap! It’s the most we’ve ever gotten in one night – and to record them all properly it took me over four hours […]
18 July 2013
17 July 2013 – Dusty Old Fellow.
I’ve been out traveling for the past few days to Whitby and Edinburgh, both absolutely wonderful cities. Now I’m back at Shandy Hall and logging the moths. It’s been four days since the last trapping so we may encounter some new moths if we’re lucky. Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) In addition […]
16 July 2013
16 July 2013 – An Extensive Family.
Our next new moth is the Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) which makes 280 on the species list. It is becoming quite a common sight in the moth-trap, and I’ve even managed to get shots of both male and female specimens. The male has feathery antennae that point outwards while the female’s antennae are less decorated and […]
15 July 2013
15 July 2013 – A Shy Ghost.
Cyclamen Tortrix (Clepsis spectrana) The Cyclamen Tortrix (Clepsis spectrana) is our 279th visitor to Shandy Hall! This specimen is one variation of the Cyclamen Tortrix, though this micro-moth comes in a variety of ground colors, ranging from a light yellow to a dark reddish brown. I believe our specimen is of a lighter variation. As its […]
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