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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.

Thursday, 6 December 2018

A new beetle (Hallomenus binatatus) and more moths

Quite a few new moths for the year on 19th June again, with Hawthorn Ermine Paraswammerdamia nebulella, 2 Meadow Case-bearers Coleophora mayrella, White Sallow Case-bearer Coleophora albidella, Variegated Golden Tortrix Archips xylosteana, Flax Tortrix Cnephasia asseclana, Yellow Oak Button Aleimma loeflingiana, Inlaid Grass-veneer Crambus pascuella, 2 Small Fan-footed Waves, Large Twin-spot Carpet and 2 Lilac Beauties.

Meadow Case-bearer Coleophora mayrella, North Elmham, 19th June


White Sallow Case-bearer Coleophora albidella (male, gen det), North Elmham, 19th June


Yellow Oak Button Aleimma loeflingiana, North Elmham, 19th June


Inlaid Grass-veneer Crambus pascuella, North Elmham, 19th June


Large Twin-spot Carpet, North Elmham, 19th June


Lilac Beauty, North Elmham, 19th June


The rest of the moths were 2 Brown House Moths Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Buff Mompha Mompha ochraceella, Common Yellow Conch Agapeta hamana, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana, Privet Tortrix Clepsis consimilana, Light Brown Apple-moth Epiphyas postvittana, 2 Large Ivy Tortrixes Lozotaenia forsterana, 4 Green Oak Tortrixes Tortrix viridana, Barred Marble Celypha striana, 10 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana, 5 Triple-blotched Bells Notocelia trimaculana, Hoary Bell Eucosma cana, 10 Garden Grass-veneers Chrysoteuchia culmella, Hook-streak Grass-veneer Crambus lathoniellus, Marsh Grey Eudonia pallida, Small Grey Eudonia mercurella, 2 Ringed China-marks Parapoynx stratiotata, 4 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, Elder Pearl Anania coronata, 2 Bee Moths Aphomia sociella, Twin-barred Knot-horn Homoeosoma sinuella, 2 Common Plumes Emmelina monodactyla, Common Swift, 5 Common Emeralds, Dwarf Cream Wave, Small Dusty Wave, 4 Single-dotted Waves, 3 Treble Brown Spots, 6 Riband Waves, 2 Silver-ground Carpets, Barred Straw, Barred Yellow, Sandy Carpet, Common Pug, Green Pug, Small Yellow Wave, 3 Willow Beauties, Mottled Beauty, Clouded Silver, Elephant Hawk-moth, Coxcomb Prominent, 2 Pale Prominents, Common Footman, 2 White Ermines, 9 Buff Ermines, 5 Heart and Darts, 4 Flames, 2 Flame Shoulders, 2 Ingrailed Clays, 2 Double Square-spots, Shears, Common Wainscot, 7 Brown Rustics, Small Angle Shades, Dark Arches, 3 Middle-barred Minors, 4 Treble Lines, 6 Uncertains, Mottled Rustic, Burnished Brass, 39 Straw Dots, 4 Fan-foots and 3 Small Fan-foots.

Barred Straw, North Elmham, 19th June


Green Pug, North Elmham, 19th June


Caddisflies consisted of Ecnomus tenellus, Holocentropus picicornis, Polycentropus flavomaculatus and Grouse Wing Mystacides longicornis, the first two of which were new for the year.

Holocentropus picicornis, North Elmham, 19th June


A Psallus varians was the only heteropteran bug but leafhoppers included what was probably my first Macrosteles sexnotatus (but a female, and you can't eliminate less likely congeners without a male) and Fagocyba cruenta.

probable Macrosteles sexnotatus (female), North Elmham, 19th June


Beetles included one lifer (Hallomenus binotatus), one new for the year (Summer Chafer), a Hydrophiliid I can't identify at the moment and have retained to look at again another day, and the soldier beetles Cantharis rufa and Cantharis cryptica.

Hallomenus binatatus, North Elmham, 19th June


Summer Chafer, North Elmham, 19th June



Just 4 new moths for the year the following night: Orange Pine Tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosana, Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella, Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis and Large Emerald.

Orange Pine Tortrix Lozotaeniodes formosana, North Elmham, 20th June


Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella, North Elmham, 20th June


Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis, North Elmham, 20th June



Large Emerald, North Elmham, 20th June


Others were Diamond-back Plutella xylostella, 2 Tipped Oak Case-bearers Coleophora flavipennella, 2 Privet Tortrixes Clepsis consimilana, 4 Large Ivy Tortrixes Lozotaenia forsterana, Yellow Oak Button Aleimma loeflingiana, 2 Green Oak Tortrixes Tortrix viridana, 2 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 10 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana, 4 Garden Grass-veneers Chrysoteuchia culmella, 3 Inlaid Grass-veneers Crambus pascuella, 4 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, Marsh Grey Eudonia pallida, 2 Little Greys Eudonia lacustrata, Small Magpie Anania hortulata, Fenland Pearl Anania perlucidalis, Bee Moth Aphomia sociella, False Cacao Moth Ephestia woodiella, 2 Common Plumes Emmelina monodactyla, 2 Small Fan-footed Waves, Treble Brown Spot, 3 Riband Waves, Silver-ground Carpet, Garden Carpet, Purple Bar, Barred Straw, Common Pug, Small Yellow Wave, 4 Scorched Wings, 6 Willow Beauties, 3 Mottled Beauties, Engrailed, Common Wave, Light Emerald, 2 Poplar Hawk-moths, Coxcomb Prominent, 16 Buff Ermines, 3 Heart and Darts, 2 Flames, 5 Ingrailed Clays, Bright-line Brown-eye, Common Wainscot, 2 Brown Rustics, 3 Dark Arches, Marbled Minor, 3 Uncertains, 2 Mottled Rustics, Marbled White Spot, 3 Burnished Brasses, Beautiful Hook-tip, 12 Straw Dots and Snout.

The brown lacewing Hemerobius humulinus was new for the year as was the caddisfly Limnephilus rhombicus.   There was a Giant Cranefly Tipula maxima, the first I've noticed this year though I don't check craneflies carefully and representing the beetles, both Summer Chafer and Brown Chafer, the latter new for the year.

Limnephilus rhombanus, North Elmham, 20th June


Brown Chafer, North Elmham, 20th June

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