Scalloped Hook-tip Falcaria lacertinaria - Singles in the garden trap on 14th July 2019 and 21st May 2020, my first here since 2016. I had 3 in autumn 2014 just after moving in, one in 2015 and one in 2016. Elsewhere singles at the meadows on 22nd April and 4th August 2019, 2 at Sculthorpe Moor on 26th April 2019 and one at Bintree Wood on 24th July 2020.
Scalloped Hook-tip, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 22nd April 2019
Scalloped Hook-tip, North Elmham, 21st May 2020
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria - One caught at home on 3rd August 2019 and 5 here between 18th May and 24th July 2020. 5 represents the best year here so far - I've had between 1-3 before. Elsewhere one next door, 8 at the meadows (including 5 on 7th August 2020) and 2 at Bintree Wood.
Oak Hook-tip, North Elmham, 3rd August 2019
Oak Hook-tip, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 3rd September 2019
Oak Hook-tip, North Elmham, 18th May 2020
Oak Hook-tip, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th July 2020
Spiny Hook-tip Watsonalla uncinula - One to LEDs in Spain in February 2020, the first time I've seen this non-British species that's pretty similar to our Oak Hook-tip.
Spiny Hook-tip, between Sant Vicenc and Torrelles de Llobregat, 23rd February 2020
Dusky Hook-tip Watsonalla cultraria - None. Away from a few hotspots this species is pretty rare in Norfolk but there are scattered records from quite a lot of the county so perhaps the odds of finding one locally aren't impossibly low.
Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria - Totals of 15 in the garden trap between 16th July and 6th August 2019 and 11 between 21st July and 19th August 2020, totals that are a bit below average. Elsewhere one next door, 3 at the meadows, one at Bintree Wood, one at Weybourne, a later one at Row Heath (West Runton) on 31st August 2019 and 2 earlier ones at Hills and Holes on 21st May 2020.
Pebble Hook-tip, Hills and Holes, 21st May 2020
Pebble Hook-tip, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 18th July 2020
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata - One in the garden and 2 at the meadows between 21st April and 31st May 2019 and then commoner in the summer generation with 16 here between 6th July and 2nd September, and 2 more at the meadows. I've averaged 33 a year here - this was my worst year so far. 2020 was a little better though still below par - 5 between 18th and 20th May and 34 between 8th July and 3rd September; also 1-2 at the meadows, Whitwell Street, Hills and Holes and Brancaster.
Chinese Character, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 7th July 2019
Chinese Character, North Elmham, 19th May 2020
Peach Blossom Thyatira batis - One at the meadows on 26th July 2019. 2019 and 2020 were my first blank years at home though apart from 4 in 2015 I've only had one per year so the occasional nil return isn't all that surprising.
Peach Blossom, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 26th July 2019
Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides - Singles at home on 5th and 6th July 2019 and 26th June 2020, 2 very bad showings for a species that had been averaging 16 a year here. Also one at Hellesdon on 14th July 2019.
Buff Arches, North Elmham, 26th June 2020
Figure of Eighty Tethea ocularis - None in 2019 - my first blank year here - but one on 28th May 2020. I only average one a year so a blank year was bound to happen sooner or later.
Figure of Eighty, North Elmham, 28th May 2020
Common Lutestring Ochropacha duplaris - One at Weybourne on 5th July 2019. North east Norfolk seems to be a bit of a hotspot for this species - my only previous record was of 3 near Selbrigg in 2014.
Common Lutestring, Weybourne, 5th July 2019
Oak Lutestring Cymatophorina diluta - Dave N and I were very grateful to Ben D for arranging access to Swanton Great Wood on 27th August 2019. Our main target was this species which is pretty much restricted to this site in Norfolk (there have been just a couple of records elsewhere since the 1800s). We scored, and we scored well - they were the first moths in and we caught a total of at least 26.
Oak Lutestrings, Swanton Great Wood, 27th August 2019
Frosted Green Polyploca ridens - 9 at home between 6th April and 3rd May. This was my best year yet though not far ahead of the 8 in 2018. In contrast just 2 in 2020, on 15th and 21st April - not my worst year as I didn't have any at all in 2017. Elsewhere 6 at the meadows on 22nd April 2019 and one at Sculthorpe Moor on 26th.
Frosted Green, North Elmham, 20th April 2019
Frosted Green, North Elmham Cathedral Meadows, 22nd April 2019
Frosted Green, North Elmham, 15th April 2020
Yellow Horned Achlya flavicornis - Singles in the garden trap on 5th March 2019 and 7th March 2020 were only my second and third here following one in 2016.
Yellow Horned, North Elmham, 5th March 2019
Yellow Horned, North Elmham, 7th March 2020
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