Orange Sallow, North Elmham, 13th October
A Brown Pine Knot-horn Dioryctria simplicella was also new for the year, and only my second in the garden. A Common Thorn Midget Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae was also my second here.
Brown Pine Knot-horn Dioryctria simplicella, North Elmham, 13th October
A count of 17 Garden Midgets Phyllonorycter messaniella smashed my previous record for this species (7).
In total there were 37 species of moth which is a pretty respectable total for this time of year. The others were 2 Long-horned Flat-bodies Carcina quercana, 3 Privet Tortrixes Clepsis consimilana, 4 Light Brown Apple-moths Epiphyas postvittana, 2 Ashy Buttons Acleris sparsana, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, Nut-bud Moth Epinotia tenerana, 7 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis, 2 Double-striped Tabbies Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Single-dotted Wave, Treble Brown Spot, Riband Wave, Mallow, Common Marbled Carpet, 2 November Moths, Turnip Moth, 9 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 3 Large Yellow Underwings, Setaceous Hebrew Character, White-point, Black Rustic, 8 Green-brindled Crescents, Brick, 2 Red-line Quakers, Yellow-line Quaker, 2 Brown-spot Pinions, 3 Beaded Chestnuts, Lunar Underwing, 7 Barred Sallows, Pink-barred Sallow, Sallow, Large Wainscot and Silver Y.
Green-brindled Crescent, North Elmham, 13th October
Brick, North Elmham, 13th October
In addition to the moths there was another 28 Chrysoperla carnea (green lacewings, 12 confirmed males and 16 presumed females). Caddisflies consisted of 2 Brown Sedges Anabolia nervosa, Limnephilus affinis, 6 Limnephilus auricula, Limnephilus decipiens, Limnephilus flavicornis, 9 Limnephilus lunatus and Halesus radiatus. The true (heteropteran) bugs were 4 Birch Catkin Bugs Kleidocerys resedae, Black-kneed Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus, 2 Tarnished Plant Bugs Lygus rugulipennis and Pinalitus cervinus.
If there were a lot of leafhoppers the previous night, this night was crazy. There were so many small green and yellow leafhoppers I couldn't possibly check them all. I checked 8 Kybos spp., but again they were all females so not resolvable anyway. The yellow ones were mostly female Edwrdsiana spp. which again cannot be fully identified. There were a couple of male Fagocyba cruenta there too. The rest of the leafhoppers I did check more carefully - they were Balclutha punctata, Empoasca decipiens, 7 Empoasca vitis and Lindbergina aurovittata.
Balclutha punctata, North Elmham, 13th October
Lindbergina aurovittata, North Elmham, 13th October
There were also lots of Ectopsocus barkflies, of which I checked about 3 (all Ectopsocus petersi). There weren't so many beetles though 4 Lagria hirta was a good count. The only other beetle was Bradycellus harpalinus, only the second time I've seen this species.
Bradycellus harpalinus, North Elmham, 13th October
The following night was a completely different story with far less. The moths were 5 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Mallow, Common Marbled Carpet, 2 November Moths, Turnip Moth, 4 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, 5 Black Rustics, 2 Green-brindled Crescents, Chestnut, 3 Yellow-line Quakers, 2 Beaded Chestnuts, 2 Lunar Underwings, Barred Sallow and Frosted Orange. Caddisflies were 5 Limnephilus affinis, 9 Limnephilus auricula, 19 Limnephilus lunatus and Limnephilus vittatus.
In stark contrast to the night before there was just a single leafhopper - mind you that was a better one, Fagocyba carri. There was only a single Ectopsocus too, a female Ectopsocus briggsi. There was also another barkfly, Valenzuela flavidus.
The following night was pretty so-so too with 17 species of moth and nothing very remarkable among them: Garden Midget Phyllonorycter messaniella, Diamond-back Plutella xylostella, 7 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis, Blood-vein, Mallow, 4 November Moths, 2 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, Black Rustic, 3 Green-brindled Crescents, Satellite, Red-line Quaker, 4 Yellow-line Quakers, 2 Beaded Chestnuts, Sallow and Straw Dot.
There was one green lacewing Chrysoperla carnea agg. and a few caddis: Mottled Sedge Glyphotaelius pellucidus, Limnephilus affinis, 11 Limnephilus auricula, Limnephilus flavicornis, 15 Limnephilus lunatus and 2 Halesus radiatus. Only one leafhopper, Fagocyba cruenta, and one beetle, a Black Sexton Beetle.
Next day Brown-spot Flat-body Agonopterix alstromeriana made it on to the year list. I've managed one every full year I've lived here (i.e. since 2015) but have never had more than 2 in a year.
Brown-spot Flat-body Agonopterix alstromeriana, North Elmham, 16th October
A Notch-wing Button Acleris emargana was equally unusual for the garden, though not new for the year. A Pale November Moth was new for the year though.
Pale November Moth (male, 8th sternite det), North Elmham, 16th October
A Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis was unexpected being my first ever October record. My previous latest was 29th August so this being a fresh individual was presumably part of a new second generation.
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flannneakus, North Elmham, 16th October
Other moths that night were Brindled Flat-body Agonopterix arenella, Privet Tortrix Clepsis consimilana, 3 Light Brown Apple-moths Epiphyas postvittana, Ashy Button Acleris sparsana, 13 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Mallow, Common Marbled Carpet, 13 November Moths, Feathered Thorn, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Large Yellow Underwings, White-point, Black Rustic, 12 Green-brindled Crescents, Brick, 3 Yellow-line Quakers, 4 Beaded Chestnuts, Lunar Underwing, Sallow and Straw Dot.
Caddisflies were Limnephilus affinis, 9 Limnephilus lunatus and Halesus radiatus. The only other things I noted were 1-2 Ectopsocus petersi.
