Merveille du Jour, North Elmham, 12th October
Personally I prefer these, though I see more of them. There were 2 Green-brindled Crescents on 12th October.
Green-brindled Crescent, North Elmham, 12th October
Red-line Quaker and Yellow-line Quaker both joined the 2015 year list that night.
Yellow-line Quaker, North Elmham, 12th October
Red-line Quaker, North Elmham, 12th October
Other moths were Brindled Flat-body Agonopterix arenella, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 3 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Mallow, 4 November Moths, Feathered Thorn, Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Black Rustics, 2 Dark Chestnuts, 3 Beaded Chestnuts, Lunar Underwing, Pink-barred Sallow, 2 Sallows and Large Wainscot.
On 13th October I netted a Garden Midget Phyllonorycter messaniella during my lunch break, at Thornham. Not much at home that night: Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana, Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea, Common Marbled Carpet, Feathered Thorn, 2 Black Rustics, Green-brindled Crescent, 2 Dark Chestnuts, 4 Beaded Chestnuts, Lunar Underwing and 2 Pink-barred Sallows.
The catch on 14th consisted of Garden Midget Phyllonorycter messaniella, Dark-triangle Button Acleris laterana, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 3 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, 3 Mallows, Red-green Carpet, 5 November Moths, Feathered Thorn, 2 Green-brindled Crescents, Chestnut, Yellow-line Quaker, 2 Pink-barred Sallows and 2 Sallows.
Red-green Carpet, North Elmham, 14th October
November Moth (male, gen det), North Elmham, 14th October
Chestnut, North Elmham, 14th October
Another typical selection on 15th: Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 6 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Mallow, 3 November Moths, 2 Feathered Thorns, Light Emerald, Black Rustic, 5 Green-brindled Crescents, Merveille du Jour, Dark Chestnut, Red-line Quaker, 4 Yellow-line Quakers, 2 Beaded Chestnuts, Barred Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow and Sallow.
16th was a good night - nothing amazing but 10 Black Rustics was easily my best count yet. Plenty of other stuff too: Garden Midget Phyllonorycter messaniella, 6 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Common Marbled Carpet, 5 November Moths, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Blair's Shoulder-knot, 6 Green-brindled Crescents, Chestnut, Dark Chestnut, Red-line Quaker, 2 Yellow-line Quakers, 4 Beaded Chestnuts, Lunar Underwing, Barred Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow, Sallow, Rosy Rustic, Pale Mottled Willow, Silver Y and Snout.
Blair's Shoulder-knot, North Elmham, 16th October
On 17th October I headed up to Wells for some birding (more about that towards the end of this post in my birding diary). One moth seen, an Angle Shades, and some curious yellow fungi. Turns out, I think, that they're Yellow Stagshorn - apparently very common though I don't recall seeing them before.
Yellow Stagshorn, Wells, 17th October
That evening was my last before heading off to Cornwall for a week. The trap contained Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 5 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Mallow, Common Marbled Carpet, 8 November Moths, 3 Black Rustics, Yellow-line Quaker, Brown-spot Pinion, 2 Beaded Chestnuts, Lunar Underwing, Barred Sallow, 2 Sallows and Rosy Rustic. Also a worn Pine/Grey Pine Carpet - the upperwing pattern was somewhat intermediate in that it showed a substantial dent in the orangey cross-bar but not quite as long and pointed as I'd expect on Pine Carpet. Pretty sure it was Grey Pine as on Pine the inner edge of the cross-bar seems to extend more sharply towards the base of the wing as it approaches the costa, and of course Grey Pine is more likely. You're not meant to be able to do Grey Pine vs. Spruce on genitalia but I don't know about Grey Pine vs. Pine (the upperwing pattern is normally sufficient). This one was a female and I've not found sufficient reference material on female genitalia of these to determine it for certain.
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