Marsh Dwarf Elachista alpinella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 1st September
On the sheet round my trap I found a single wing belonging to a Pale Eggar. Presumably it had been predated by a Bat during the night? A White-shouldered Smudge Yposolopha parenthesella was next best but apart from that there wasn't a great deal else: Golden Argent Argyresthia goedartella, Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella, 4 Light Brown Apple Moths Epiphyas postvittana, 2 Dark-triangle Buttons Acleris laterana, 3 Garden Rose Tortrixes Acleris variegana, 3 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 2 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea, Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea, Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis, Ash-bark Knot-horn Euzophera pinguis, Small Dusty Wave, Single-dotted Wave, 2 Common Carpets, Common Marbled Carpet, 5 Green Carpets, Currant Pug, Treble-bar, Canary-shouldered Thorn, 6 Dusky Thorns, 9 Light Emeralds, 4 Flame Shoulders, 22 Large Yellow Underwings, 4 Lesser Yellow Underwings, 3 Small Square-spots, 11 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 13 Square-spot Rustics, Bright-line Brown-eye, 6 Common Wainscots, Copper Underwing, 4 Flounced Rustics, Rosy Rustic, 2 Vine's Rustics, 4 Burnished Brasses, 8 Straw Dots and 8 Snouts.
Other insects noted included Forest Bug, the hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus and 2 Common Wasps.
The next night the highlight was a Straw Conch Cochylimorpha straminea, my first at this house and only my second or third anywhere.
Straw Conch Cochylimorpha straminea (male, gen det), North Elmham, 2nd September
Other moths were Garden Midget Phyllonorycter messaniella, 2 Diamond-back Moths Plutella xylostella, Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana, 2 Light Brown Apple Moths Epiphyas postvittana, 3 Garden Rose Tortrixes Acleris variegana, 3 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 3 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Grey Poplar Bell Epinotia nisella, Pearl Veneer Agriphila straminella, 2 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea, 2 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Pale Straw Pearl Udea lutealis, Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla, Orange Swift, Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, 6 Green Carpets, 17 Brimstone Moths, Canary-shouldered Thorn, 2 Dusky Thorns, 8 Light Emeralds, Dingy Footman, Flame Shoulder, 9 Large Yellow Underwings, 7 Lesser Yellow Underwings, Small Square-spot, 5 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 2 Square-spot Rustics, Feathered Gothic, Centre-barred Sallow, Copper Underwing, Dark Arches, 3 Flounced Rustics, 2 Vine's Rustics, 2 Burnished Brasses, 12 Straw Dots and 2 Snouts.
Other insects included Oak Bush-cricket, Forest Bug and this Deraeocoris lutescens.
Deraeocoris lutescens, North Elmham, 2nd September
The following night we went out for dinner with friends at Rockland St Mary's. They had some moths in the house which I took a look at - all 3 were Square-spot Rustics. On the way home I took a diversion through some areas where I had seen badger before, as Vitty has never seen a live badger. As we drove through Old Beetley we found a Badger in almost exactly the same spot as I'd seen one before.
Back at home the standout highlight from the night's trapping was a Cypress Pug. This is a recent colonnist and is spreading northwards, first recorded in Norfolk in 1988 but not again until 2009. Then this year there have been 4 more, including mine.
Cypress Pug, North Elmham, 3rd September
Not a particularly impressive catch apart from that - Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella, 2 Garden Rose Tortrixes Acleris variegana, 2 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 5 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, 2 Marbled Piercers Cydia splendana, 2 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneers Agriphila geniculea, 3 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis, Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis, Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla, 4 Green Carpets, Clouded Border, 13 Brimstone Moths, Dusky Thorn, 6 Light Emeralds, 3 Flame Shoulders, 5 Large Yellow Underwings, 6 Lesser Yellow Underwings, 3 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, Small Square-spot, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic, 2 Common Wainscots, 2 Frosted Oranges, Burnished Brass, 4 Straw Dots and 10 Snouts.
Frosted Orange, North Elmham, 3rd September
Also 4 Forest Bugs and a male and female of the hoverfly Eupeodes corollae.
Eupeodes corollae, North Elmham, 3rd September
Nothing very remarkable among the moths on 4th September: Garden Midget Phyllonorycter messaniella, Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana, 3 Light Brown Apple Moths Epiphyas postvittana, Dark-triangle Button Acleris laterana, 2 Garden Rose Tortrixes Acleris variegana, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea, 2 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis, Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis, Garden Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Green Carpets, 5 Brimstone Moths, 4 Dusky Thorns, Willow Beauty, 8 Light Emeralds, 5 Flame Shoulders, 19 Large Yellow Underwings, 6 Lesser Yellow Underwings, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Small Square-spot, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 5 Square-spot Rustics, Cabbage Moth, 2 Common Wainscots, 3 Centre-barred Sallows, Vine's Rustic, 2 Burnished Brasses, 2 Straw Dots, 12 Snouts and Pinion-streaked Snout.
On 5th I went to Burnham Overy where there was a good selection of butterflies: 15 Small Whites, 3 Small Coppers, 3 Brown Arguses, 3 Common Blues, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, 2 Small Tortoiseshells, 3 Small Heaths, Speckled Wood and 2 Wall Browns. Among the moths were two more examples of the then-still-mystery plume moths which I suspected were simply small examples of Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla. I retained one of them as by this time I hadn't yet checked the one I retained last time. Like the last one this one turned out to be Dowdy Plume Stenoptilia zophodactylus. Other moths were Common Nettle-tap Anthophila fabriciana, 8 Carnation Tortrixes Cacoecimorpha pronubana, 8 Barred Grass-veneers Agriphila inquinatella and Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea.
Andy wasn't on hand to help with the spiders today but I did photograph a couple that I noticed. One seems to be just a Garden Spider while the other appears to be one of the Tetragnatha sp. Not sure which species though.
Tetragnatha sp., Burnham Overy, 5th September
This Stoat kept disappearing down rabbit holes only to pop up again in another one.
Stoat, Burnham Overy, 5th September
That night proved to be a good one for moths and other insects. Highlights included another Marsh Dwarf Elachista alpinella and my second ever Thyme Marble Celypha cespitana.
Marsh Dwarf Elachista alpinella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 5th September
Thyme Marble Celypha cespitana, North Elmham, 5th September
Over 200 moths in total was excellent for September, the rest being Bordered Carl Coptotriche marginea, Purple Argent Argyresthia albistria, 3 Diamond-back Moths Plutella xylostella, presumed Clover Case-bearer Coleophora alcyonipennella (specimen lost so not checked), Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella, 4 Light Brown Apple Moths Epiphyas postvittana, 3 Dark-triangle Buttons Acleris laterana, 4 Garden Rose Tortrixes Acleris variegana, Barred Marble Celypha striana, 5 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Rush Marble Bactra lancealana, Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana, Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea, 7 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis, 2 Rusty-dot Pearls Udea ferrugalis, Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis, Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla, Blood-vein, Flame Carpet, Garden Carpet, Common Carpet, 5 Common Marbled Carpets, 13 Green Carpets, 2 Double-striped Pugs, 26 Brimstone Moths, 8 Dusky Thorns, 10 Light Emeralds, Ruby Tiger, 4 Flame Shoulders, 19 Large Yellow Underwings, 4 Lesser Yellow Underwings, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 8 Setaceous Hebrew Characters, 12 Square-spot Rustics, Cabbage Moth, Feathered Gothic, Common Wainscot, 3 Centre-barred Sallows, Mouse Moth, Flounced Rustic, 2 Burnished Brasses, 3 Straw Dots and 30 Snouts.
It wasn't just moths - the trap contained 4 different species of Lacewing: Green Lacewings Chrysoperla carnea agg. (presumably carnea but female pallida can't be eliminated, though unlikely), Cunctochrysa albolineata and Dichochrysa flavifrons and the Brown Lacewing Hemerobius lutescens. There were 4 Birch Shieldbugs and 5 Forest Bugs (Red-legged Shieldbugs). Also this hoverfly Eristalis tenax.
Eristalis tenax, North Elmham, 5th September
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