First post-Victorian Depressaria sordidatella

The stand-out highlight on 27th July was what some people might pass off as a boring non-descript brown moth, but it was its general lack of features that made me wonder what it might be.  Obviously a Depressaria species but not looking much like any I am very familiar with.  A bit like one or two species I've seen once or twice, but not a convincing match for any of them.  I keyed it out using the key in MOGBI and that came out as Depressaria sordidatella.  That would be great, it being a species that hasn't been recorded in Norfolk since 1874, but keying these things isn't entirely reliable so I dissected it for confirmation.  The male genitalia of Depressaria sordidatella are rather similar to those of pulcherrimella (which also hasn't been seen in Norfolk since the 19th century) and douglasella (which I found the second county record of last year), and this moth's genitalia were clearly of this type - so straight away it had to be something good.  It took me a while to work out what the differences were, as they aren't described in any of my references - I'm left to deduce them from the various images of the genitalia.  In the end I think I worked out what the differences are, and that led me in conjunction with the external characteristics to confirm this one as Chervil Flat-body Depressaria sordidatella, apparently the first modern record in Norfolk.

Chervil Flat-body Depressaria sordidatella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 27th July

Also new for the garden were White-triangle Slender Caloptilia stigmatella and Least Yellow Underwing.

White-triangle Slender Caloptilia stigmatella, North Elmham, 27th July

Least Yellow Underwing, North Elmham, 27th July

New for the year here were Yarrow Case-bearer Coleophora argentula, Cock's-head Bell Zeiraphera isertana and Broad-barred Knot-horn Acrobasis consociella.

Broad-barred Knot-horn Acrobasis consociella, North Elmham, 27th July

Cock's-head Bell Zeiraphera isertana, North Elmham, 27th July

Yarrow Case-bearer Coleophora argentula (male, gen det), North Elmham, 27th July

Other micros were Bird’s-nest Moth Tinea trinotella, 9 Bird-cherry Ermines Yponomeuta evonymella, 2 Little Ermels Swammerdamia pyrella, 2 Diamond-back Moths Plutella xylostella, 2 Little Dwarfs Elachista canapennella, Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana, Gorse Crest Brachmia blandella, Orange Crest Helcystogramma rufescens, Hook-marked Straw Moth Agapeta hamana, 2 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrixes Pandemis heparana, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana, 2 Privet Tortrixes Clepsis consimilana, Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana, 2 Grey Tortrixes Cnephasia stephensiana, 2 Flax Tortrixes Cnephasia asseclana, 2 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana, Codling Moth Cydia pomonella, 15 Pearl Veneers Agriphila straminella, Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella, 37 Water Veneers Acentria ephemerella, 4 Little Greys Eudonia lacustrata, 2 Beautiful China-marks Nymphula nitidulata, 2 Chequered Straws Evergestis pallidata, 2 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, 2 Pale Straw Pearls Udea lutealis, 4 Mother of Pearls Pleuroptya ruralis, Double-striped Tabby Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Dotted Oak Knot-horn Phycita roborella, Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis, Chalk Knot-horn Phycitodes maritima and Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla.

Little Dwarf Elachista canapennella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 27th July

Chalk Knot-horn Phycitodes maritima, North Elmham, 27th July

Other macros were 2 Chinese Characters, Large Emerald, Blood-vein, 2 Least Carpets, 2 Small Fan-footed Waves, Dwarf Cream Wave, Single-dotted Wave, 13 Riband Waves, 2 Red Twin-spot Carpets, Shaded Broad-bar, V-Pug, Yellow-barred Brindle, Clouded Border, 2 Early Thorns, 7 Scalloped Oaks, Swallow-tailed Moth, Peppered Moth, 2 Willow Beauties, Mottled Beauty, Engrailed, Common White Wave, Poplar Hawkmoth, Elephant Hawkmoth, Pebble Prominent, Buff-tip, 5 Yellow-tails, White Satin, Black Arches, 11 Rosy Footmen, 20 Dingy Footmen, 9 Scarce Footmen, 76 Common Footmen, 3 Buff Ermines, Ruby Tiger, 5 Shuttle-shaped Darts, Flame, Flame Shoulder, 3 Large Yellow Underwings, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Double Square-spot, 2 Dot Moths, 3 Bright-line Brown-eyes, 2 Clays, 2 Smoky Wainscots, 3 Grey Daggers, Lunar-spotted Pinion, 5 Dark Arches, 2 Slender Brindles, 2 Common Rustics, 3 Dusky Sallows, 27 Uncertains, Rustic, 3 Nut-tree Tussocks, 2 Spectacles and Straw Dot.

Lunar-spotted Pinion, North Elmham, 27th July

 Black Arches, North Elmham, 27th July

Slender Brindle, North Elmham, 27th July

(PS: apologies for anyone who got excited on seeing my previous post titled Thyme Pug... it should of course have read Thyme Plume, and now does).