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NNU Trip to Low Countess Park – 15 June 2002 Volume 88 No. 1 ISSN 0049-5891 THE VASCULUM The North Country Published by Quarterly the Northern of Natural History Naturalists’ Union Dates for the Diary-Field Meetings 2003 1 Moth Records for Northumberland 2002 (vc 67 and 68) 3 Notes and Records 7 An Atlas of the Dragonflies of Northumberland and Durham-An Update 12 Observations on the stem galls of the Hawkweed Hieracium sabaudum L. 20 induced by Aulacidea hieracii (Bouché) (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae): Local records and associated parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoideae) Some Further Records of Fungi with particular reference to Northumberland 27 Leucoscypha erminea (Bomm. & Rouss.) Boud. an uncommon discomycete 31 found near Blanchland Editors: Dr P.J. Gates,([email protected]) Department of Biological Science, University Science Laboratories,South Road,Durham. Dr. M Birtle ([email protected]) 10, Avon Grove, Billingham Co. Durham, TS22 5BH THE VASCULUM The Vasculum is a quarterly journal concerned with the Natural History of North-East England. Founded in 1915 as a privately-published concern, since 1942 it has been the published organ of the Northern Naturalists' Union. Any contribution on the Flora, Fauna and Geology of Northumberland and Durham will be considered for inclusion. Short notes as well as longer articles and simple records all fall within the scope of the journal. Space is also available for secretaries of local societies to record their transactions and announce future meetings. For preferred style, and particularly for the method of citing references, will contributors please refer to previous issues. At least a four-figure grid reference should be supplied when referring to sites. Contributions are accepted on paper, computer disc, or e-mail: the address for contributions is given on the front cover of this issue. THE NORTHERN NATURALISTS' UNION The Northern Naturalists' Union (NNU) was founded in 1924 to promote co-operation between natural history societies, and to collect and collate local records. Membership currently stands at around 200. The NNU publishes The Vasculum, and several past publications included a series of Transactions published between 1931 and 1953 and three separately published supplements to The Vasculum: Sources of Information on the Natural History of County Durham (1972) and parts I and II of T.C. Dunn & J.D. Parrack's The Moths and Butterflies of Northumberland and Durham (1986 & 1992). The NNU organises a series of field meetings each year, and arranges a speaker for an Annual Invited Lecture, hosted by one of the constituent societies in November. An Annual General Meeting of the NNU is held in March, and is addressed by a guest speaker. The field meetings serve a dual purpose. First, the informal exchange of knowledge between members and their guests, and secondly the recording of the flora and fauna of the sites visited. Lists of the species seen during field meetings are published in The Vasculum. Subscriptions Subscriptions are due on 1st January. Subscriptions are £7.00 for individuals, £9.00 for societies/libraries and should be sent to Northern Naturalists’ Union, C/o Office Administrator, Durham Wildlife Trust, Rainton Meadows, Chilton Moor, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 6PU THE VASCULUM Vol. 88, No 1 March 2003 Dates for the Diary Dates and locations of field meetings for this year are- Field Meeting 246 10th May 2pm. Norman's Riding Wood, Winlaton, near Blaydon on Tyne. Meet at NZ 164 618 at the poultry farm car park. Leader; Doug McCutcheon. Woodland birds insects and botany. Field Meeting 247 14th June. 10 p.m Note night time meeting. Glow worms and moths at Thrislington quarry. Meet at NZ 308 328,Leaders Val Standen and John Hope. Moth trapping also on the night, courtesy of Nick Cook. Field Meeting 248 12th July 2pm. Hetton Moor to Murton. Meet at NZ 360471 at the fishing lake. Circular route, round Little Eppleton Farm, the site is basically limestone with patches of acid. Interests will be botanical and entomological. Frog orchids are recorded here among other orchid species . Leader Dennis Hall. Field Meeting 249 27th July.(Sunday).11a.m. Castle Eden Dene. Meet Oakershaw Lodge, Peterlee, NZ428393. With the British Plant Gall Society. Field Meeting 250 23 August.2pm. Harehope Quarry, Frosterly, Weardale. Meet at NZ 035369 at the river bridge. Leader Tony Jackson. Habitats to be seen include limestone scree, caves, wetland and woodland. The site is being developed as a sustainable fishery, nature reserve and educational centre. The Bollihope Burn flows through the site, caves, flora, fauna etc. Wind turbine and solar panels are already in place. We must park by the Durham Industrial Minerals sign at the eastern edge of Frosterley and walk about half a mile up the track to the quarry. 1 Field Meeting 251 13th September. 11am. Fungal foray at Minsteracres. Leader Alan Legg. With North East Fungi Study Group. Details to follow in later issue. The North of England Pyralid Workshop The North of England Pyralid Workshop will be held on Saturday 18th October 2003 1030-1530 at Edgehill College, Ormskirk, Lancashire. There will be the opportunity to identify, with the help of experts, any photos or specimens you have collected during the 2003 season or previously. An illustrated talk will be given by Tony Davis who runs the national Pyralid recording scheme and some set specimens and books on the group will be available for examination. Administrative arrangements are detailed in a booking form available on request to Steve Palmer at [email protected] or phone 01772 861570. A small charge may be levied on the day. Tea and coffee will be provided at no charge but food availability is limited on campus at the weekend, as the cafeteria is shut. Sandwiches are available from the college shop which is open all day on a Saturday, and Ormskirk has plenty of places to get hot food. Of course Graham Jones, the organiser, would be more than happy to personally guide people to the nearest pub for lunch if they so require! The event is limited to 40 people so early booking is recommended. 2 Moth Records for Northumberland 2002 (vc 67 and 68) Nicholas Cook, 31 Lyndhurst Avenue, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 3LJ A good season to report with three new County records, and a new recorder making himself known! As usual, the notable records are presented in chronological order: April Early Grey Michael Greene took one at Corbridge on 5 April. Xylocampa areola Although there have been a few records from Durham since Dunn and Parrack (1986), this is the first record for Northumberland since 1983. In my experience, this moth is as likely to be sitting on a wall outside the moth trap as being found within! Red Sword-grass Joyce Keating had one at Kirkwhelpington on 20 Xylena vestusta April. May Marbled Coronet Roger Edwards recorded one at Belford on 4 May. Hadena confusa The first record for VC68 since 1983. Glaucous Shears As usual, David Kipling at Keilder produced a Papestra biren specimen on 7 May, and Bill Monck had one at Ladycross on 29 May. Grey Birch A new County record for VC67. Lance Moore and I Aethalura punctulata look one at light at Havannah Nature Reserve, Hazelrigg on 19 May. Yellow-barred Brindle Taken at the same time as the Grey Birch above. The Acasis viretata only other recent records are from Allerwash, where Peter Tennant took it three times in 1989, 1990, and 1994. June Grey Scalloped Bar Belford, 9 June. Dyscia fagaria Small Yellow Wave Keith Dover beat an adult from alder at Low Countess Hydrelia flammeolaria Park on 15 June (National Moth Night 2002). This specimen has already been recorded in the Vasculum (87.2). 3 Gold Swift Low Countess Park, 16 June. Over 35 newly emerged Hepialus hecta males were found on grass stems along the disused North Tyne railway line. Scorched Wing Low Countess Park, 17 June. Only the third locality Plagodis dolabraria for this moth in Northumberland and Durham (the others being Keilder and Allerwash). Small Clouded Brindle Two at Low Countess Park, 17 June. The moths were Apamea unanimis in a Heath trap set in a wet area with Reed Grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Scalloped Hook-tip Low Countess Park, 18 June. This is the third recent Falcaria lacertinaria record for Northumberland. Harry Eales has recorded two post-Dunn and Parrack records from Holystone Burn and Phoenix Wood on the Otterburn Ranges during 2000. Cloaked Pug Low Countess Park, 18 June. Eupithecia abietaria Figure of Eighty Low Countess Park, 19 June. This species is Tethea ocularis continuing to extend its range rapidly. Northern Eggar Mature larvae were abundant at Cheviot and Keilder Lasiocampa quercus ssp.callunae Forest on 23 June. Lance Moore and I estimated the number at two per square metre of heather in the area adjacent to the forestry roads! Beautiful Brocade Two in Joyce Keating’s trap at Kirkwhelpington on Lacanobia contigua 23 and 24 June. These are important records as previously this moth has only been recorded from Wooler in 1910. July Cream Wave Ingram Information Centre, 7 July. Scopula floslactata Double Dart Shaun Hackett had four on 8 July at the Ingram Graphiphora augur Information Centre. 4 Large Wainscot Belford, 17 and 28 July, and 5 August. Rhizedra lutosa Lilac Beauty Kirkwhelpington, 21 July. Apeira syringaries Double-striped Pug Fenham-le-Moor, 22 July. A new county record for Gymnoscelis rufifasciata VC68. A ‘tourist’s trap’; who kindly sent his records to me! Crescent Fenham-le-Moor, 22 July. Celaena leucostigma Pinion-streaked Snout Fenham-le-Moor, 23 July. Previously recorded from Schrankia costaestrigalis this location on 5 August 1998 (Vasculum 85.4).
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