Moth Sightings

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Should have put the Hummingbird Hawk Moth photos here Ian

johnh · johnh

Humming hawk moth

Markg · Markg

Hummingbird Hawk moth feeding on bedding plants last evening

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Silver Y moth feeding on Lobelia. Bob.

johnh · johnh

Humming bird hawk moth

David Ousey · David Ousey

Single in my front garden in Facit. Dave O.

David Nuttall · David Nuttall

10:00 Chimney Sweeper, 4 at Clowbridge this morning. Regards, David.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Single humming bird hawkmoth flying around honeysuckle in our backyard at Gaghills this afternoon cheers Kevin

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

at least 5 mother shipton moths & 1 chimney sweep moth on the hillside above Ogden Res today. 1 drinker moth caterpillar between Holden Wood & Ogden cheers Kevin

brian · brian

A first for my garden this morning in warm sunshine, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk moth, see these regular in France but never seen one in Uk. Regards Brian.

David Ousey · David Ousey

Single seen below Brown Wardle this afternoon. Dave O.

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Hummingbird hawkmoth in a garden on Turn Pike, Waterfoot today. cheers Kevin

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Quite a moth turned up over the night of the 4-5th July. Whilst it has been seen more or less annually from 00s it is mostly a Southern visitor. Only about 8mm in size but arriving on some unexpected winds from Southern Europe. Small Marbled

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Large Elephant Hawk moth on door jamb at home, been there all day. Bob

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 feeding in and on dock - Sunnyside park at Reedsholme this afternoon. Only my second record in Rossendale - Bob.

craggy · craggy

One Drinker Moth Caterpillar Cheers Craggy

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Briefly visited the garden today First for me for Rossendale Ian

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Thought I would give it a go as I was itching to get going. 17th Feb Non recorded 18th Feb 1 x Pale Brindled Beauty -- Edited by Ste Rush on Sunday 18th of February 2018 10:37:12 PM

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

Going to try out a few phermone lures this year. I don't hold out to much hope but you never know. Out today is for Emperor Moth.

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

21st April Brief visit to garden at 13:00. That is the earliest we have recorded them. Wondering if this is overwintering or if the warmer air from the South has brought them?

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

21st April Brief visit to garden at 13:00. That is the earliest we have recorded them. Wondering if this is overwintering or if the warmer air from the South has brought them?

Ste Rush · Ste Rush

25/03/17 Oak Beauty x1 Clear Night but cold with a minimum of -0.7C Recorded MOTH -- Edited by Ste Rush on Saturday 25th of March 2017 06:19:39 PM

craggy · craggy

8 Common Carpet Moth Large numbers of Cinnabar Caterpillars feeding on Ragwort plants Cheers Craggy

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

1 gold swift 1 silver y 4 latticed heath 9 narrow bordered 5 spot burnet cheers Kevin

craggy · craggy

one Silver-ground Carpet Moth Cheers Craggy

craggy · craggy

6 Five-spot Burnet moth at Holden Wood Cheers Craggy

Bigbadbob · Bigbadbob

1 Angle Shades last week + 1 Buff Arches in front garden today. Bob.

Ian Brady · Ian Brady

Small Magpie ? Cheers Ian

KEVIN LISTER · KEVIN LISTER

Single winter moths seen recently at Park Road, Bacup on 12th & 20th December. Never noticed them before, so they may be new to the area cheers Kevin

craggy · craggy

Think it's a Moth Caterpilla need help with ID please Cheers Craggy

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	My Garden 24-7-25 (Preview) Should have put the Hummingbird Hawk Moth photos here Ian	Ian Brady	0	59	Sat Jul 26 10:27 AM, 2025 by Ian Brady
	Lumb my garden (Preview) Humming hawk moth	johnh	0	36	Fri Jul 11 7:35 PM, 2025 by johnh
	Deerplay (Preview) Hummingbird Hawk moth feeding on bedding plants last evening	Markg	0	57	Wed Jul 9 6:53 AM, 2025 by Markg
	Reedsholme 20/7/23 (Preview) 1 Silver Y moth feeding on Lobelia. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	984	Fri Jul 21 2:06 PM, 2023 by Bigbadbob
	Lumb my garden (Preview) Humming bird hawk moth	johnh	0	197	Mon Jul 17 3:28 PM, 2023 by johnh
	Humming bird hawk Moth.16/10/20 (Preview) Single in my front garden in Facit. Dave O.	David Ousey	4	400	Sun Sep 25 11:28 AM, 2022 by craggy
	Clowbridge, 4th July 2021 (Preview) 10:00 Chimney Sweeper, 4 at Clowbridge this morning. Regards, David.	David Nuttall	0	344	Sun Jul 4 6:55 PM, 2021 by David Nuttall
	humming bird hawkmoth 01/07/21 (Preview) Single humming bird hawkmoth flying around honeysuckle in our backyard at Gaghills this afternoon cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	274	Thu Jul 1 7:45 PM, 2021 by KEVIN LISTER
	Grane 13/06/21 (Preview) at least 5 mother shipton moths & 1 chimney sweep moth on the hillside above Ogden Res today. 1 drinker moth caterpillar between Holden Wood & Ogden cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	282	Sun Jun 13 8:38 PM, 2021 by KEVIN LISTER
	Broad-bordered Bee Hawk moth. (Preview) A first for my garden this morning in warm sunshine, Broad-bordered Bee Hawk moth, see these regular in France but never seen one in Uk. Regards Brian.	brian	0	291	Mon Apr 19 11:38 AM, 2021 by brian
	Hummingbird Hawk Moth. 19th September 2019 (Preview) Single seen below Brown Wardle this afternoon. Dave O.	David Ousey	0	343	Thu Sep 19 7:51 PM, 2019 by David Ousey
	hummingbird hawkmoth 04/08/19 (Preview) Hummingbird hawkmoth in a garden on Turn Pike, Waterfoot today. cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	414	Sun Aug 4 7:17 PM, 2019 by KEVIN LISTER
	Immigrant (Preview) Quite a moth turned up over the night of the 4-5th July. Whilst it has been seen more or less annually from 00s it is mostly a Southern visitor. Only about 8mm in size but arriving on some unexpected winds from Southern Europe. Small Marbled	Ste Rush	0	508	Mon Jul 8 8:11 PM, 2019 by Ste Rush
	Reedsholme 6/7/19 (Preview) 1 Large Elephant Hawk moth on door jamb at home, been there all day. Bob	Bigbadbob	0	459	Sat Jul 6 9:33 PM, 2019 by Bigbadbob
	Humming-bird Hawk-moth 5/7/19 (Preview) 1 feeding in and on dock - Sunnyside park at Reedsholme this afternoon. Only my second record in Rossendale - Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	383	Fri Jul 5 3:52 PM, 2019 by Bigbadbob
	Irwell Vale 10-06-2019 (Preview) One Drinker Moth Caterpillar Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	388	Mon Jun 10 5:42 PM, 2019 by craggy
	Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Preview) Briefly visited the garden today First for me for Rossendale Ian	Ian Brady	0	778	Sat Aug 4 8:11 PM, 2018 by Ian Brady
	Moth Trap 2018 (Whitworth) (Preview) Thought I would give it a go as I was itching to get going. 17th Feb Non recorded 18th Feb 1 x Pale Brindled Beauty -- Edited by Ste Rush on Sunday 18th of February 2018 10:37:12 PM	Ste Rush	8	667	Sun Jun 10 8:59 PM, 2018 by Ste Rush
	Pheromone (Preview) Going to try out a few phermone lures this year. I don't hold out to much hope but you never know. Out today is for Emperor Moth.	Ste Rush	1	819	Sat Apr 21 3:57 PM, 2018 by Ste Rush
	Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Preview) 21st April Brief visit to garden at 13:00. That is the earliest we have recorded them. Wondering if this is overwintering or if the warmer air from the South has brought them?	Ste Rush	0	478	Sat Apr 21 1:51 PM, 2018 by Ste Rush
	Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Preview) 21st April Brief visit to garden at 13:00. That is the earliest we have recorded them. Wondering if this is overwintering or if the warmer air from the South has brought them?	Ste Rush	0	528	Sat Apr 21 1:45 PM, 2018 by Ste Rush
	New Moth Trap Built (Whitworth 2017) (Preview) 25/03/17 Oak Beauty x1 Clear Night but cold with a minimum of -0.7C Recorded MOTH -- Edited by Ste Rush on Saturday 25th of March 2017 06:19:39 PM	Ste Rush	41	3248	Sun Oct 29 12:25 PM, 2017 by Ste Rush
	CLOWBRIDGE RES 13-07-2017 (Preview) 8 Common Carpet Moth Large numbers of Cinnabar Caterpillars feeding on Ragwort plants Cheers Craggy	craggy	1	534	Mon Jul 17 10:42 PM, 2017 by craggy
	Futures Park 010717 (Preview) 1 gold swift 1 silver y 4 latticed heath 9 narrow bordered 5 spot burnet cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	564	Sat Jul 1 7:53 PM, 2017 by KEVIN LISTER
	Silver-ground Carpet 30/06/2017 (Preview) one Silver-ground Carpet Moth Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	966	Fri Jun 30 9:40 PM, 2017 by craggy
	26/06/2017 Five-spot Burnet (Preview) 6 Five-spot Burnet moth at Holden Wood Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	516	Mon Jun 26 10:18 PM, 2017 by craggy
	Reedsholme 22/6/17 (Preview) 1 Angle Shades last week + 1 Buff Arches in front garden today. Bob.	Bigbadbob	0	510	Thu Jun 22 7:50 PM, 2017 by Bigbadbob
	Clowbridge 19/06/17 (Preview) Small Magpie ? Cheers Ian	Ian Brady	1	542	Thu Jun 22 7:13 PM, 2017 by KEVIN LISTER
	winter moth (Preview) Single winter moths seen recently at Park Road, Bacup on 12th & 20th December. Never noticed them before, so they may be new to the area cheers Kevin	KEVIN LISTER	0	899	Wed Dec 21 6:12 PM, 2016 by KEVIN LISTER
	CLOWBRIDGE 05/10/2016 (Preview) Think it's a Moth Caterpilla need help with ID please Cheers Craggy	craggy	0	583	Wed Oct 5 4:21 PM, 2016 by craggy
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