Tuesday 22 February 2011

NOTODONTIDAE

1994 Buff-tip Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
The first record was in 1938 at Elland and was said to appear in great numbers., Although the Buff tip is  not a common species in Calderdale, I usually trap one or
two a week throughout May and June,one late record was on the 19th July 2001(PT)
Paul recorded the following at Park Road ,1999 x 11 ,2000 x 20
 Larvae at crimsworth Dean on  September 19th 2005(MH)
2007  records were  from Hebden Bridge (6)Todmorden (2)Northowram (1)recorded at light between 21st May and 29th July.

1995 Puss Moth Cerura vinula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Once plentiful in Elland but rarely seen ,last recorded in 1948 & 1952.Attempts to reintroduce this species in 1967/8
Recorded as a larve at Elland most years on sallow and poplar 1999-2007(PT)
1 at light at Wyvern Terrace 3rd May 2007(MH) and 2 at Midgley June 2009 and 1 in 2010.(NC)

1997 Sallow Kitten Furcula furcula (Clerck, 1759)
Recorded at light as follows -
1 at Cromwell Bottom 7th  and 12th August 1999 and  14th August 2001.
1 at Park Road 22nd May 1999 and  27th May and  Jun 27th , 2001
1 at Moor End Gardens, Pellon on 5th June 2002 amd  7th July 2006.
1 at Todmorden 17th July 2006
1 at Northowram 23rd July 2009
1 found egg laying in Todmorden and at Brookfoot Brighouse in  June 2009 (BL & M&Ksharpe).larvae reaered through  

Recorded at light between  29th April and 21st August.Larvae found feeding on aspen at Hall wood Todmorden 15th August 2009.

Iron  Prominent
April
May
June
July
Aug

1
13
32
18
19


Recorded at  light between 3rd May and 15th August.

Pebble Prominent
May
June
July
Aug

7
13
6
2


Recorded at light between  15th April and 19th August throughout the area.

A lot scarcer than lesser Swallow Prominent which the table below shows,recorded at light between 6th May and 26th August..


1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
L es SwProm
23
9
14
7
4
6
9
1
16
15
10 
Sw Prominent
3
5
3
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
 0



Recorded at light between 27th April and 14th August

Coxcomb Prominent
April
May
June
July
Aug

1
20
19
6
3


2011 Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina (Clerck, 1759) *
1 at light at Park Road 27th June 2001(PT)

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