There were two new moths for the garden that night - Brindled Tortrix Ptycholoma lecheana and Triangle Plume Platyptilia gonodactyla.
Brindled Tortrix Ptycholoma lecheana, North Elmham, 30th May
Triangle Plume Platyptilia gonodactyla, North Elmham, 30th May
Some more were new for the year here: Fulvous Clothes Moth Tinea semifulvella, Sloe Flat-body Luquetia lobella, 2 Barred Marbles Celypha striana and Marbled Brown. A Small Clouded Brindle wasn't new for the year after one 5 days earlier but it was only my second here since moving in.
Fulvous Clothes Moth Tinea semifulvella, North Elmham, 30th May
Sloe Flat-body Luquetia lobella, North Elmham, 30th May
Barred Marble Celypha striana, North Elmham, 30th May
Marbled Brown, North Elmham, 30th May
Other moths were Blackthorn Slender Parornix torquillella, Buff Rush Case-bearer Coleophora caespititiella, Dark-barred Tortrix Syndemis musculana, 6 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, 2 Yellow-faced Bells Notocelia cynosbatella, 2 Triple-blotched Bells Notocelia trimaculana, 4 Hook-streaked Grass-Veneers Crambus lathoniellus, Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis, Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis, 4 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, Common Swift, 2 Blood-veins, Flame Carpet, Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, 4 Silver-ground Carpets, Garden Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Green Carpet, Mottled Pug, 2 Currant Pugs, 12 Common Pugs, Brimstone Moth, Willow Beauty, White-pinion Spotted, 3 Light Emeralds, 2 Coxcomb Prominents, Buff-tip, Orange Footman, White Ermine, 4 Buff Ermines, Cinnabar, Heart and Dart, Flame Shoulder, 2 Ingrailed Clays, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Wainscot, 2 Brown Rustics, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Marbled Minor, 11 Treble Lines, Vine's Rustic, 2 Spectacles and 8 Straw Dots.
The soldier beetle Cantharis decipiens was new for the house. The caddisfly Limnephilus flavicornis was new for the year. Another caddis was Hydropsyche pellucidula and there were two mayflies, both Pond Olives Cloeon dipterum.
Cantharis decipiens, North Elmham, 30th May
Limnephilus flavicornis, North Elmham, 30th May
Another visit to Burnham Overy on 31st May produced a few moths: 4 Plain Fanners Glyphipterix fuscoviridella, Hook-streaked Grass-Veneer Crambus lathoniellus, Yellow Belle and 12 Cinnabars. Butterflies included 2 Small Coppers, 5 Brown Arguses, 5 Common Blues and Painted Lady. There were 3 Four-spotted Chasers and a Broad-bodied Chaser, while beetles included 2 Garden Chafers and a 7-spot Ladybird.
Broad-bodied Chaser, Burnham Overy, 31st May
On the way home I stopped at Ryburgh where a good selection of moths included Plain Gold Micropterix calthella, 6 Common Nettle-taps Anthophila fabriciana, 4 Cocksfoot Moths Glyphipterix simpliciella, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, 2 Square-spot Drills Dichrorampha sequana, 2 Lead-coloured Drills Dichrorampha plumbana, Silver-ground Carpet and Grass Rivulet.
Lead-coloured Drills Dichrorampha plumbana (males, gen det), Ryburgh, 31st May
Also 3 Common Blue Damselflies here and a bug nymph which I think is probably Leptopterna dolabrata - please let me know if you can confirm or otherwise.
probable Leptopterna dolabrata, Ryburgh, 31st May
Slightly fewer moths at home that night but still three new for the year: Twin-barred Knot-horn Homoeosoma sinuella, Mottled Rustic and Gold Spot. The latter is normally a magnificent creature but this one was rather worse for wear.
Twin-barred Knot-horn Homoesoma sinuella, North Elmham, 31st May
Mottled Rustic, North Elmham, 31st May
Gold Spot, North Elmham, 31st May
Other insects included the caddis Limnephilus lunatus and a Black Sexton Beetle.
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