Catching up... now into October...

The end of September was very unremarkable for moths: 4 Garden Rose Tortrices Acleris variegana, 2 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Light Emerald, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic, 4 Lunar Underwings, Pink-barred Sallow, Burnished Brass and Snout on 29th and Ashy Button Acleris sparsana (which was at least new for the year), 2 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Common Marbled Carpet, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 4 Lunar Underwings and 2 Snouts on 30th.

Ashy Button Acleris sparsana, North Elmham, 30th September

October didn't start much better:

• Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 5 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Common Marbled Carpet, Turnip Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 4 Lunar Underwings and Burnished Brass on 1st;
• 2 Garden Rose Tortrices Acleris variegana, 4 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Turnip Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 10 Lunar Underwings, Pink-barred Sallow, Burnished Brass and Snout on 2nd;
• 2 Rhomboid Tortrices Acleris rhombana, 3 Garden Rose Tortrices Acleris variegana, 2 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Small Square-spot, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Black Rustic, 3 Beaded Chestnuts, 11 Lunar Underwings, Pink-barred Sallow, Rosy Rustic and 3 Burnished Brasses on 3rd;
• Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea, 2 Mallows, Common Marbled Carpet, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Beaded Chestnuts and 14 Lunar Underwings on 4th.

Things improved a bit on 5th October with two new for the year - Green-brindled Crescent and Barred Sallow - and also Pale Mottled Willow which was my first of the autumn.

Green-brindled Crescent, North Elmham, 5th October

Barred Sallow, North Elmham, 5th October

Pale Mottled Willow, North Elmham, 5th October

Plenty more to look at too: Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Brown-spot Flat-body Agonopterix alstromeriana, Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana, Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana, 2 Garden Rose Tortrices Acleris variegana, 5 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Blood-vein, 4 Mallows, 2 Dusky Thorns, Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, 4 Black Rustics, 2 Beaded Chestnuts, 4 Lunar Underwings, 3 Pink-barred Sallows, Sallow, Rosy Rustic, Burnished Brass and Snout.

Brown-spot Flat-body Agonopterix alstromeriana, North Elmham, 5th October

Mallow, North Elmham, 5th October

6th October was another good night with 4 new for the year: 3 Garden Midgets Phyllonorycter messaniella, Feathered Thorn, Blair's Shoulder-knot and Brown-spot Pinion. A Chestnut was also the first of the autumn.

Garden Midget Phyllonorycter messaniella, North Elmham, 6th October

Feathered Thorn, North Elmham, 6th October

Brown-spot Pinion, North Elmham, 6th October

Also recorded on 6th were Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 3 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, 2 Mallows, Brimstone Moth, Dusky Thorn, Turnip Moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Black Rustics, 11 Beaded Chestnuts, 4 Lunar Underwings, Barred Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow, 3 Sallows, Burnished Brass, Straw Dot and Snout.

Beaded Chestnut, North Elmham, 6th October

Not entirely sure which beetle this is.  Nicrophorus interruptus is supposed to differ from N. investigator in having the front orange band interrupted in the middle.  That would appear to be the case here, but some online photos of investigator (which certainly occurs here) seem similar.

Nicrophorus sp., North Elmham, 6th October

Also not sure about this leafhopper - can find several similar species, across different genera, but none quite like it.  Looks familiar though - have a feeling I've sorted one like this out previously.

unidentified leafhopper, North Elmham, 6th October

Also on 6th a birding visit to Burnham Overy turned up a single moth - Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea.