Two visits to this Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve. A morning visit with sunny conditions, a light south-easterly breeze blowing, temperature around 23 degrees C. This was followed by a late evening visit for a few hours of moth trapping, still conditions, with temperature still high at 18 degrees C at mid-night.
A good morning was spent hunting for invertebrates with a couple of new species encountered (excluding the moths). First was Neocrepidodera ferruginea Wheat Flea Beetle, followed by True Bug Phylus melanocephalus. Several first for the year (NFY) were noted, see list below.
Cantharis nigra
Clytus arietis – Wasp Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata – 7-spot Ladybird
Halyzia sedecimguttata – Orange Ladybird (NFY)
Lagria hirta (NFY)
Malachius bipustulatus – Malachite Beetle
Neocrepidodera ferruginea – Wheat Flea Beetle (NEW)
Rutpela maculata (NFY)
Strophosoma melanogrammum – Nut Leaf Weevil
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata – 16-spot Ladybird
Butterflies (5)
Aphantopus hyperantus – Ringlet (NFY)
Pararge aegeria – Speckled Wood
Thymelicus sylvestris – Small Skipper (NFY)
Vanessa atalanta – Red Admiral
Vanessa cardui – Painted Lady
Coenagrion puella – Azure Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum – Common Blue Damselfly
Ischnura elegans – Blue-tailed Damselfly
Lestes sponsa – Emerald Damselfly
Libellula quadrimaculata – Four-spotted Chaser
Sympetrum sanguineum – Ruddy Darter (NFY)
Grasshoppers (2)
Myrmeleotettix maculatus – Mottled Grasshopper (NFY)
Omocestus viridulus – Common Green Grasshopper (NFY)
Hoverflies (2)
Eristalis intricarius
Volucella bombylans
Other flies (1)
Leptogaster cylindrica – Striped Slender Robberfly
Capsus ater
Ditropis pteridis (NFY)
Elasmostethus interstinctus – Birch Shieldbug
Grypocoris stysi
Himacerus apterus – Tree Damsel Bug (NFY)
Kleidocerys resedae – Birch Catkin Bug
Leptopterna dolabrata – Meadow Plant Bug
Nabis flavomarginatus – Broad Damselbug
Palomena prasina – Green Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes – Forest Bug
Phylus melanocephalus (NEW)
Picromerus bidens – Spined Shieldbug
Psallus varians
Rhacognathus punctatus – Heather Shieldbug
Troilus luridus – Bronze Shieldbug (NFY)
A return after sunset for a couple of hours resulted in 57 species of moths recorded. Three new species logged included Ochropacha duplaris Common Lutestring, Polia nebulosa Grey Arches and Spatalistis bifasciana Small Purple Button. Several firsts for the year (NFY) also recorded, again see list below.
Moths (57)
Agapeta hamana – Common Yellow Conch
Agrotis exclamationis – Heart & Dart
Alcis repandata – Mottled Beauty
Aleimma loeflingiana – Yellow Oak Button
Apamea monoglypha – Dark Arches
Argyresthia brockeella – Gold-ribbon Argent
Argyresthia conjugella – Apple Fruit Moth (NFY)
Argyresthia retinella – Netted Argent (NFY)
Axylia putris – Flame
Cabera pusaria – Common White Wave (NFY)
Campaea margaritaria – Light Emerald (NFY)
Celypha lacunana – Common Marble
Comibaena bajularia – Blotched Emerald (NFY)
Cyclophora punctaria – Maiden’s Blush (NFY)
Diarsia brunnea – Purple Clay (NFY)
Eilema lurideola – Common Footman
Epinotia bilunana – Crescent Bell
Epirrhoe alternata – Common Carpet
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata – Double-striped Pug
Hedya nubiferana – Marbled Orchard Tortrix
Hedya pruniana – Plum Tortrix
Hemithea aestivaria – Common Emerald (NFY)
Herminia grisealis – Small Fan-foot (NFY)
Hofmannophila pseudospretella – Brown House-moth
Hoplodrina alsines/blanda – Uncertain/Rustic
Hydrelia flammeolaria – Small Yellow Wave (NFY)
Hydriomena furcata – July Highflyer (NFY)
Idaea aversata – Riband Wave
Idaea biselata – Small Fan-footed Wave (NFY)
Laspeyria flexula – Beautiful Hook-tip (NFY)
Lomographa temerata – Clouded Silver (NFY)
Mythimna ferrago – Clay (NFY)
Mythimna impura – Smoky Wainscot
Noctua pronuba – Large Yellow Underwing
Notocelia trimaculana – Triple-blotched Bell
Notocelia uddmanniana – Bramble Shoot Moth
Ochropleura plecta – Flame Shoulder
Oligia strigilis agg. – Marbled Minor agg.
Pandemis cerasana – Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (NFY)
Parastichtis suspecta – Suspected (NFY)
Pasiphila rectangulata – Green Pug
Peribatodes rhomboidaria – Willow Beauty
Petrophora chlorosata – Brown Silver-line
Phymatopus hecta – Gold Swift (NFY)
Plutella xylostella – Diamond-back Moth
Polia nebulosa – Grey Arches (NEW)
Pterostoma palpina – Pale Prominent (NFY)
Rusina ferruginea – Brown Rustic (NFY)
Scoparia ambigualis – Common Grey
Spatalistis bifasciana – Small Purple Button (NEW)
Tortrix viridana – Green Oak Tortrix
Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata – Large Twin-spot Carpet (NFY)
Xestia triangulum – Double-square Spot
Yponomeuta (NFY)