Quieter nights (but another Haplotinea)

23rd August saw a big reduction in moth numbers and far less excitement.  Nothing to shout about amongst this lot: Woundwort Case-bearer Coleophora lineolea, White-shouldered House Moth Endrosis sarcitrella, Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis heparana, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 2 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella, 3 Pearl Veneers Agriphila straminella, 29 Common Grass-veneers Agriphila tristella, 13 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea, Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis, 3 Mother of Pearls Pleuroptya ruralis, Grey Knot-horn Acrobasis advenella, 4 Orange Swifts, Maiden's Blush, 3 Single-dotted Waves, Riband Wave, Garden Carpet, 2 Lime-speck Pugs, Magpie Moth, Dusky Thorn, Willow Beauty, Yellow-tail, Dingy Footman, 2 Turnip Moths, 3 Shuttle-shaped Darts, 3 Flame Shoulders, 13 Large Yellow Underwings, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 5 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 3 Six-striped Rustics, 6 Square-spot Rustics, Lychnis, Dun-bar, 19 Flounced Rustics and Vine's Rustic.

24th August was even worse, though Frosted Orange was new for the year.

Frosted Orange, North Elmham, 24th August

The rest of the mediocrity that night were Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, Pearl Veneer Agriphila straminella, 12 Common Grass-veneers Agriphila tristella, 11 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea, 5 Mother of Pearls Pleuroptya ruralis, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Green Carpet, Double-striped Pug, Brimstone Moth, Dusky Thorn, Early Thorn, Willow Beauty, Dingy Footman, Turnip Moth, 3 Large Yellow Underwings, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 4 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 2 Square-spotted Clays, Six-striped Rustic, 17 Flounced Rustics and 4 Straw Dots.

Turnip Moth, North Elmham, 24th August

25th August was hardly better but did see to new species for the year: Wainscot Smudge Ypsolopha scabrella and Svensson's Copper Underwing. Both were tatty worn individuals, the latter having to be dissected to confirm, so I'll spare you the pictures.

The rest were Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella, Common Flat-body Agonopterix heracliana, 2 Dark-triangle Buttons Acleris laterana, 4 Pearl Veneers Agriphila straminella, 6 Common Grass-veneers Agriphila tristella, 15 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea, Pearl Grass-veneer Catoptria pinella, Chequered Grass-veneer Catoptria falsella, Small Grey Eudonia mercurella, Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata, 2 Garden Pebbles Evergestis forficalis, 2 Mother of Pearls Pleuroptya ruralis, 2 Common Plumes Emmelina monodactyla, 3 Orange Swifts, Single-dotted Wave, Riband Wave, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Common Carpet, Yellow Shell, Green Carpet, Tawny Speckled Pug, Treble-bar, 3 Brimstone Moths, 2 Canary-shouldered Thorns, Light Emerald, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Yellow-tail, 7 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwings, 4 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 3 Square-spotted Clays, 2 Six-striped Rustics, 2 Square-spot Rustics, Common Wainscot, Knot Grass, 2 Mouse Moths, 9 Flounced Rustics, Vine's Rustic and 19 Straw Dots.

Dark-triangle Buttons Acleris laterana (female above, male below, gen det), North Elmham, 25th August

On 26th August I caught another Drab Clothes Moth Haplotinea insectellla... the third post 19th century record for Norfolk, all three of them found by me!

Drab Clothes Moth Haplotinea insectella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 26th August

Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana was my first at home this year, while Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana is a species I normally see less often.

Birch Marble Apotomis betuletana, North Elmham, 26th August

Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana, North Elmham, 26th August

Other micros were Carrion Moth Monopis weaverella, Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella, Golden-brown Tubic Crassa unitella, 2 Dingy Dowds Blastobasis adustella, Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana, Dark-triangle Button Acleris laterana, Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, 3 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Red Piercer Lathronympha strigana, Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana, Pearl Veneer Agriphila straminella, 3 Common Grass-veneers Agriphila tristella, 10 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea and Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis.

The macros were 2 Orange Swifts, Blood-vein, Small Blood-vein, Tawny Speckled Pug, 2 Brimstone Moths, Dusky Thorn, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Yellow-tail, Turnip Moth, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 12 Large Yellow Underwings, 7 Lesser Yellow Underwings, 4 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, Small Square-spot, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, Square-spotted Clay, 3 Six-striped Rustics, Square-spot Rustic, Dark Arches, 20 Flounced Rustics, 2 Vine's Rustics, Burnished Brass and 4 Straw Dots.

27th August was probably the poorest since the spring with just Dark Groundling Bryotropha affinis, Rhomboid Tortrix Acleris rhombana, 3 Garden Rose Tortrices Acleris variegana, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella, 9 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea, Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis, 2 Orange Swifts, Lesser Swallow Prominent, 3 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwings, 2 Six-striped Rustics, 2 Square-spot Rustics, White-point, 12 Flounced Rustics, 2 Vine's Rustics and Spectacle.

28th August was pretty poor too: Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana, Dark Groundling Bryotropha affinis, Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella, 4 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea, Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis, Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla, Orange Swift, 2 Single-dotted Waves, Brimstone Moth, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Dingy Footman, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 10 Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwings, 3 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Six-striped Rustic, Straw Underwing, 18 Flounced Rustics, Vine's Rustic and 4 Straw Dots.