Straw Underwing, Barred Red, Eudemis profundana; Lower Burgh Meadow (E Langrish)

Phlyctaenia coronata (42), Udea prunalis (35), Scalloped Oak (25); Heysham (J Holding)

 

 

                             
                                 Scallop Shell (Photo: B Brigden)

Scallop Shell; Bispham (B Brigden)

 

23rd July

Blomer's Rivulet, Netted Carpet; north Lancashire (B Hancock, M & J Elsworth)

21st July

                               
                                Grass Emerald (Photo: B Brigden)

Grass Emerald, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Olive; Bispham (B Brigden)

Humming-bird Hawk-moth; Colne (K Singleton)

Humming-bird Hawk-moth; Burrow Heights , Lancaster (L Sivell)

 

 

 

                             
                              Narrow-winged Pug (Photo: J Clews)

White-line Dart, Bordered White, Knot Grass, Chevron, Suspected, Golden-rod Pug, Narrow-winged Pug; Ainsdale (J Clews, C Daly, R Moyes)

 

 

19th July

Dingy Footman; Meresands Wood (R Boydell)

 

 

                             
                              Scoparia subfusca (Photo: J Holding)

Scoparia subfusca; Heysham (J Holding)

 
18th July

 

 

                            
                                    Old Lady (Photo: S Palmer)

Old Lady; Lillian's Hide, Leighton (Daniel and Bradley Tabeart)

 

 

17th July

Rush Veneer, Double Lobed; Yealand Conyers (B Hancock)

 

 

                             

                                    Crescent (Photo: B Hancock)

Southern Wainscot (l) and Smoky Wainscot (r)  (Photos by B Hancock)

These two species can look very similar but note the difference in size, wing shape, the curved line of dots towards the tip of the Southern Wainscot's forewing and the greyish blue lines across the forehead.

V Moth, Crescent, Southern Wainscot, Least Yellow Underwing; Leighton Moss (B Hancock, S Palmer)

Dark Sword-grass; Bispham (B Brigden)

Dingy Footman (2); Ainsdale (R Walker)

16th July

Beautiful Snout (2), Satin Beauty (6) Welsh Wave (2), Common Lutestring; Brinscall (E Langrish, A Barker)

Purple Thorn; German Lane (E Langrish)

 

 

                              
                               Buff Footman (Photo: T Davenport)

Buff Footman; Formby (T Davenport) approximate date 

                             
                                Bordered Pug (Photo: M Elsworth)

Bordered Pug; Warton (M Elsworth)

14th July

Rosy Rustic; Euxton (R Hoult) - an extremely early record

 

12th July

Gold Swift; Roddlesworth (S Halliwell)

 

 

                              
                           Round-winged Muslin (Photo: C Fletcher)

Round-winged Muslin; Rosemary Wood, Formby (C Fletcher, J Donnelly)

 

 

                              
                                  Plain Golden Y (Photo: L Ward)

Plain Golden Y; Fazakerley (L Ward)

 

11th July

Blackneck, Pyrausta purpuralis; Longton (A Barker)

 

9th July

 

 

                               
                                      Vapourer (Photo: S Williams)

Vapourer; Rainford (S Williams)

 

5th July

Brussels Lace; Formby (T Davenport) 

 

2nd July

                                

                                      Scrobipalpa salinella  (Photo: J Girdley)

Scrobipalpa salinella (gen det SMP); Sunderland Point (J Girdley)