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A diary of my mothing activity covering highlights and photos from my moth trapping activities. Mainly Norfolk (UK), occasionally beyond. I may mention other wildlife sightings here, especially insects, but for birds see my birding diary.

Friday 4 August 2017

A good year for Small Clouded Brindles?

After a brilliant night at Ringstead I returned home to check my own trap which was relatively quiet with fewer than 60 species.  New for the year here were White Sallow Case-bearer Coleophora albidella and Golden-brown Tubic Crassa unitella while Rusty Oak Button Acleris ferrugana was my first since March.

Golden-brown Tubic Crassa unitella, North Elmham, 24th June


White Sallow Case-bearer Coleophora albidella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 24th June


Rusty Oak Button Acleris ferrugana (male, gen det), North Elmham, 24th June


The other moths were 8 Bird-cherry Ermines Yponomeuta evonymella, Hedge Case-bearer Coleophora striatipennella, Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella, London Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella, Hook-marked Straw Moth Agapeta hamana, Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana, 2 Privet Tortrixes Clepsis consimilana, 3 Large Ivy Tortrixes Lozotaenia forsterana, Grey Tortrix Cnephasia stephensiana, Light Grey Tortrix Cnephasia incertana, 3 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 9 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Plum Tortrix Hedya pruniana, Triangle-marked Roller Ancylis achatana, Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana, Triple-blotched Bell Notocelia trimaculana, Codling Moth Cydia pomonella, 9 Garden Grass-veneers Chrysoteuchia culmella, 4 Grass-veneers Crambus pascuella, 9 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata, 5 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis, Bee Moth Aphomia sociella, 2 Common Emeralds, 3 Small Fan-footed Waves, 5 Dwarf Cream Waves, 11 Single-dotted Waves, 4 Treble Brown Spots, 12 Riband Waves, 7 Barred Straws, 2 Barred Yellows, Wormwood Pug, 4 Clouded Borders, Willow Beauty, Common White Wave, 2 Elephant Hawk-moths, 2 Buff-tips, 7 Rosy Footmen, 2 Dingy Footmen, Scarce Footman, 6 Common Footmen, 5 Buff Ermines, Heart and Dart, 2 Flames, 3 Double Square-spots, 2 Clays, Smoky Wainscot, 4 Brown Rustics, 2 Dark Arches, Small Clouded Brindle, 17 Uncertains, Mottled Rustic, 3 Beautiful Hook-tips and 4 Snouts.

The Small Clouded Brindle was my sixth this year which is remarkable given that previously I had never seen one here before and only ever seen one anywhere.

Next day I found a Common Clothes Moth Tineola bisselliella in the house - my second here after one last September.  The species seems to be undergoing some kind of resurgence with a scattering of recent records in the county.

Common Clothes Moth Tineola bisselliella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 25th June


That night Small Dingy Tubic Borkhausenia fuscescens, Rough-winged Conch Phtheochroa rugosana, Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana and Dusky Pearl Udea prunalis were new for the year here in a relatively quiet night.

Small Dingy Tubic Borkhausenia fuscescens, North Elmham, 25th June


Rough-winged Conch Phtheochroa rugosana, North Elmham, 25th June


Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana, North Elmham, 25th June


Dusky Pearl Udea prunalis, North Elmham, 25th June


Other moths were Clover Case-bearer Coleophora alcyonipennella, London Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana, Cnephasia sp., 5 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 10 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Plum Tortrix Hedya pruniana, Triangle-marked Roller Ancylis achatana, Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana, Triple-blotched Bell Notocelia trimaculana, 5 Garden Grass-veneers Chrysoteuchia culmella, Grass-veneer Crambus pascuella, Yellow Satin Veneer Crambus perlella, 3 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata, 3 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, Elder Pearl Anania coronata, Fenland Pearl Anania perlucidalis, 2 Bee Moths Aphomia sociella, 2 White Plumes Pterophorus pentadactyla, Small Blood-vein, 5 Small Fan-footed Waves, 2 Dwarf Cream Waves, 6 Single-dotted Waves, 5 Riband Waves, Common Pug, 2 Clouded Borders, 3 Willow Beauties, Common White Wave, Privet Hawk-moth, 2 Dingy Footmen, 15 Common Footmen, 10 Buff Ermines, 3 Flames, Double Square-spot, Bright-line Brown-eye, Lychnis, Smoky Wainscot, 3 Brown Rustics, Dark Arches, 2 Light Arches, 27 Uncertains, Rustic, Beautiful Hook-tip, Snout and Fan-foot.

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