Two new moths for the garden and a new caddisfly

My first Yellow-legged Clearwing of the year, indeed my first clearwing of the year, came to pheronomoe lure on 13th June.

Yellow-legged Clearwing, North Elmham, 13th June

A better night than of late secured two new moths for the garden: Common Thorn Midget Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae and Blackthorn Argent Argyresthia spinosella.

Common Thorn Midget Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae (male, gen det), North Elmham, 13th June

Blackthorn Argent Argyresthia spinosella, North Elmham, 13th June

There were also several new for the year: Burdock Neb Metzneria lappella, Fen Crest Brachmia inornatella, Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana, 2 Marsh Greys Eudonia pallida, Wax Moth Galleria mellonella, Latticed Heath, Mottled Beauty, Uncertain, Pinion-streaked Snout and Fan-foot.

Burdock Neb Metzneria lappella, North Elmham, 13th June

Fen Crest Brachmia inornatella, North Elmham, 13th June

Marsh Grey Eudonia pallida, North Elmham, 13th June

Wax Moth Galleria mellonella, North Elmham, 13th June

Latticed Heath, North Elmham, 13th June

Mottled Beauty, North Elmham, 13th June

Uncertain, North Elmham, 13th June

The others were 2 Buff Rush Case-bearers Coleophora caespititiella, 3 Brown House Moths Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Light Brown Apple-moth Epiphyas postvittana, Light Grey Tortrix Cnephasia incertana, Barred Marble Celypha striana, 9 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Triple-blotched Bell Notocelia trimaculana, Red Piercer Lathronympha strigana, 5 Garden Grass-veneers Chrysoteuchia culmella, Hook-streak Grass-veneer Crambus lathoniellus, Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata, 4 Narrow-winged Greys Eudonia angustea, 3 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, 2 Bee Moths Aphomia sociella, 2 False Cacao Moths Ephestia woodiella, 2 Common Plumes Emmelina monodactyla, 2 Treble Brown Spots, Flame Carpet, 4 Silver-ground Carpets, 3 Common Marbled Carpets, Broken-barred Carpet, Green Carpet, Common Pug, Grey Pug, Brimstone Moth, Willow Beauty, 6 Clouded Silvers, Light Emerald, Poplar Hawk-moth, 2 Elephant Hawk-moths, Orange Footman, 3 White Ermines, 2 Buff Ermines, 5 Heart and Darts, 2 Flames, 3 Flame Shoulders, 2 Ingrailed Clays, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shears, 3 Common Wainscots, 4 Brown Rustics, Small Angle Shades, Marbled Minor, 4 Middle-barred Minors, 4 Treble Lines, Burnished Brass, 3 Spectacles, 38 Straw Dots and 2 Snouts.

There were only two caddisflies but one of these was a new one for me, Oecetis furva (the other was Limnephilus auricula).

Oecetis furva (female), North Elmham, 13th June

Bugs consisted of Orthotylus tenellus, Phylus palliceps, Psallus varians and the leafhopper Oncopsis flavicollis. The Orthotylus was a lifer and the palliceps new for the year.  One beetle, Malthinus flaveolus, was also new for the year.

Orthotylus tenellus, North Elmham, 13th June

Phylus palliceps, North Elmham, 13th June

Malthinus flaveolus, North Elmham, 13th June