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A diary of my mothing activity covering highlights and photos from my moth trapping activities. Mainly Norfolk (UK), occasionally beyond. I may mention other wildlife sightings here, especially insects, but for birds see my birding diary.

Wednesday 12 December 2018

More moths and a new bug

Another Yellow-legged Clearwing came to pheromone lure on 7th July before the night's trapping produced 94 species of moth and a variety of other things.

New moths for the year were Four-spotted Obscure Oegoconia quadripuncta, Large Grey Scoparia subfusca (only the second time I've caught one here), Beautiful Knot-horn Rhodophaea formosa, Small Scallop, Brown-tail, Lesser Yellow Underwing and Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing.

Four-spotted Obscure Oegoconia quadripuncta (male, gen det), North Elmham, 7th July


Large Grey Scoparia subfusca, North Elmham, 7th July


Beautiful Knot-horn Rhodophaea formosa, North Elmham, 7th July


Small Scallop, North Elmham, 7th July


Brown-tail, North Elmham, 7th July


Lesser Yellow Underwing, North Elmham, 7th July


Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, North Elmham, 7th July


The other moths were 2 Pale-backed Clothes Moths Monopis crocicapitella, Hazel Slender Parornix devoniella, Cherry-fruit Moth Argyresthia pruniella, 2 Bird-cherry Ermines Yponomeuta evonymella, 3 Ermine sp. Yponomeuta padella/malinellus/cagnagella, Diamond-back Plutella xylostella, 2 Meadow Case-bearers Coleophora mayrella, Golden-brown Tubic Crassa unitella, Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Cinerous Neb Bryotropha terrella, London Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella, 2 Common Yellow Conches Agapeta hamana, 3 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrixes Pandemis heparana, 5 Privet Tortrixes Clepsis consimilana, Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana, Grey Tortrix Cnephasia stephensiana, 5 Flax Tortrixes Cnephasia asseclana, Viburnum Button Acleris schalleriana, 4 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 10 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana, 2 Triangle-marked Rollers Ancylis achatana, 2 Common Cloaked Shoots Gypsonoma dealbana, Bramble Shoot Notocelia uddmanniana, 2 Hoary Bells Eucosma cana, Many-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla, 26 Garden Grass-veneers Chrysoteuchia culmella, 2 Inlaid Grass-veneers Crambus pascuella, 4 Satin Grass-veneers Crambus perlella, Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella, 15 Water Veneers Acentria ephemerella, 4 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, 2 Little Greys Eudonia lacustrata, 4 Small Greys Eudonia mercurella, Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata, 3 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, 9 Mother of Pearls Pleuroptya ruralis, 2 Rosy Tabbies Endotricha flammealis, Bee Moth Aphomia sociella, Ermine Knot-horn Phycitodes binaevella, 2 Beautiful Plumes Amblyptilia acanthadactyla, White Plume Pterophorus pentadactyla, Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla, Ghost Moth, Buff Arches, 7 Small Fan-footed Waves, Dwarf Cream Wave, Small Dusty Wave, 6 Single-dotted Waves, 19 Riband Waves, 2 Shaded Broad-bars, Brown Scallop, 3 V-Pugs, 2 Double-striped Pugs, 4 Clouded Borders, Brimstone Moth, 3 Early Thorns, 2 Willow Beauties, Mottled Beauty, Engrailed, Common White Wave, Clouded Silver, 4 Elephant Hawk-moths, Buff-tip, 3 Rosy Footmen, 5 Dingy Footmen, Scarce Footman, 58 Common Footmen, 15 Buff Ermines, Cinnabar, Short-cloaked Moth, 2 Heart and Clubs, 7 Double Square-spots, Dot Moth, Bright-line Brown-eye, 5 Smoky Wainscots, Common Wainscot, Marbled Beauty, Brown Rustic, Common Rustic, 42 Uncertains, 5 Rustics, Mottled Rustic, Burnished Brass, 2 Beautiful Hook-tips, Straw Dot and 4 Fan-foots.

Pale-backed Clothes Moth Monopis crocicapitella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 7th July


Mayflies consisted of Pale Evening Dun Procloeon bifidum and Green Drake Ephemera danica, both new for the year, and also 2 Blue-winged Olives Serratella ignita.  Caddisflies consisted of Hydropsyche siltalai, Medium Sedge Goera pilosa and Limnephilus flavicornis.

Pale Evening Dun Procloeon bifidum, North Elmham, 7th July


Green Drake Ephemera danica, North Elmham, 7th July



The only heteropteran bug was a lifer, Megalocoleus molliculus.

Megalocoleus molliculus, North Elmham, 7th July


The leafhopper Alebra coryli was new for the year, as was the hoverfly Marmalade Fly Episyrphus balteatus.

Alebra coryli, North Elmham, 7th July


Beetles identified were 2 Strawberry Seed Beetles Harpalus rufipes, Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva and Lagria hirta.

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