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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.

Sunday 9 December 2018

Hornet Moth

I put the Hornet pheromone lure out on 30th June and caught 2 Hornet Moths and a new hoverfly for me, Eupeodes luniger.

Hornet Moth, North Elmham, 30th June



Eupeodes luniger, North Elmham, 30th June


Gorse Crest Brachmia blandella, Least Carpet, Dot Moth, Double Lobed, the caddisfly Leptocerus tineiformis and the beetle Lagria hirta were all new for the year that night.

Gorse Crest Brachmia blandella, North Elmham, 30th June


Least Carpet, North Elmham, 30th June


Dot Moth, North Elmham, 30th June


Double Lobed, North Elmham, 30th June


Leptocerus tineiformis, North Elmham, 30th June


Lagria hirta, North Elmham, 30th June


Other highlights included another Wood Groundling Parachronistis albiceps, hot on the heels of my first here three nights earlier, and another Gold-sheen Clothes Moth Nemapogon ruricolella.

Gold-sheen Cothes Moth Nemapogon ruricolella, North Elmham, 30th June


Other moths were Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Tipped Oak Case-bearer Coleophora flavipennella, Common Yellow Conch Agapeta hamana, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana, Privet Tortrix Clepsis consimilana, 3 Large Ivy Tortrixes Lozotaenia forsterana, Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana, Grey Tortrix Cnephasia stephensiana, 2 Flax Tortrixes Cnephasia asseclana, Yellow Oak Button Aleimma loeflingiana, 3 Barred Marbles Celypha striana, 4 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, 3 Triangle-marked Rollers Ancylis achatana, Hoary Bell Eucosma cana, 12 Garden Grass-veneers Chrysoteuchia culmella, 2 Inlaid Grass-veneers Crambus pascuella, 2 Satin Grass-veneers Crambus perlella, 2 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, Lesser Pearl Sitochroa verticalis, 3 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, 2 Elder Pearls Anania coronata, 2 Mother of Pearls Pleuroptya ruralis, 2 Rosy Tabbies Endotricha flammealis, 3 Bee Moths Aphomia sociella, 2 White Plumes Pterophorus pentadactyla, Ghost Moth, Small Emerald, 3 Small Blood-veins, Lesser Cream Wave, 3 Small Fan-footed Waves, Dwarf Cream Wave, 7 Single-dotted Waves, 4 Riband Waves, Garden Carpet, 2 Barred Straws, 2 V-Pugs, 2 Double-striped Pugs, 2 Clouded Borders, Early Thorn, 2 Swallow-tailed Moths, 3 Mottled Beauties, Light Emerald, 9 Common Footmen, 11 Buff Ermines, 3 Short-cloaked Moths, 3 Heart and Darts, Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Double Square-spots, Smoky Wainscot, Brown Rustic, Rustic Shoulder-knot, 14 Uncertains, 6 Rustics, 3 Mottled Rustics, 4 Beautiful Hook-tips, 2 Straw Dots, Fan-foot and Small Fan-foot.

Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana, North Elmham, 30th June


Mother of Pearl Pluroptya ruralis, North Elmham, 30th June

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