That night Lime-speck Pug, Mottled Beauty and Pinion-streaked Snout were new for the year.
Pinion-streaked Snout, North Elmham, 3rd June
Other moths were 2 Light Brown Apple Moths Epiphyas postvittana, 6 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Triple-blotched Bell Notocelia trimaculana, Red Piercer Lathronympha strigana, Hook-streaked Grass-Veneer Crambus lathoniellus, Common Grey Scoparia ambigualis, 3 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, 4 Common Swifts, Treble Brown Spot, 4 Silver-ground Carpets, Currant Pug, Common Pug, Clouded Border, Common White Wave, 3 Light Emeralds, Poplar Hawk-moth, Elephant Hawk-moth, Orange Footman, 9 White Ermines, 2 Buff Ermines, Heart and Dart, 6 Ingrailed Clays, 2 Shears, Bright-line Brown-eye, Common Wainscot, Brown Rustic, Clouded-bordered Brindle, Middle-barred Minor, 6 Treble Lines, Mottled Rustic, Burnished Brass, 6 Straw Dots and Snout.
Another new bee for the house (I'm sure I must have had these before... just not identified any before) was White-tailed Bumblebee. A Limnephilus lunatus was the only caddis and another new species for the house was the psyllid Chamaepsylla hartigii.
Chamaepsylla hartigii, North Elmham, 3rd June
Next day yet another new bumblebee for the house, again one I suspect has passed me by un-noticed (I've tended to only identify those that appeared in the moth trap or inside the house before) - Buff-tailed Bumblebee. Also found in the garden during the day were White-speckled Clothes Moth Nemapogon koenigi, Common Nettle-tap Anthophila fabriciana and 2 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, the first two of which were new for the year here.
White-speckled Clothes Moth Nemapogon koenigi, North Elmham, 4th June
New for the year that night were Large Ivy Tortrix Lozotaenia forsterana, Flame and Shoulder-striped Wainscot.
Large Ivy Tortrix Lozotaenia forsterana, North Elmham, 4th June
Flame, North Elmham, 4th June
Shoulder-striped Wainscot, North Elmham, 4th June
Other moths were Common Cosmet Mompha epilobiella, Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana, Barred Marble Celypha striana, 8 Common Marbles Celypha lacunana, Triple-blotched Bell Notocelia trimaculana, Hook-streaked Grass-Veneer Crambus lathoniellus, 2 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, 2 Small Magpies Anania hortulata, Chalk Knot-horn Phycitodes maritima, 3 Common Swifts, Blood-vein, 2 Treble Brown Spots, 4 Silver-ground Carpets, Clouded Border, Scorched Wing, 2 Willow Beauties, Mottled Beauty, Common White Wave, 5 Light Emeralds, 3 White Ermines, 11 Buff Ermines, 2 Heart and Darts, 5 Ingrailed Clays, Small Square-spot, Bright-line Brown-eye, 2 Brown Rustics, 3 Marbled Minors, 5 Treble Lines and 8 Straw Dots. Also the caddis Limnephilus lunatus.
New for the year on Monday 5th June were Light Grey Tortrix Cnephasia incertana, Riband Wave and the bug Pinalitus cervinus.
Light Grey Tortrix Cnephasia incertana (male, gen det), North Elmham, 5th June
Riband Wave, North Elmham, 5th June
Pinalitus cervinus, North Elmham, 5th June
Other moths were Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Hook-marked Straw Moth Agapeta hamana, Large Ivy Tortrix Lozotaenia forsterana, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, 3 Hook-streaked Grass-Veneers Crambus lathoniellus, 3 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, Common Swift, 4 Silver-ground Carpets, Willow Beauty, 3 Light Emeralds, Elephant Hawk-moth, 4 White Ermines, Ingrailed Clay, Small Square-spot, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Rustic Shoulder-knot, 3 Brown Rustics, 2 Marbled Minors, Treble Lines, Spectacle and 4 Straw Dots.
With strong winds and driving rain there were hardly any moths on 6th June - just 2 Silver-ground Carpets, Ingrailed Clay and Brown Rustic.
Next day Cinereous Groundling Bryotropha terrella and Uncertain were new for the year.
Cinereous Groundling Bryotropha terrella, North Elmham, 7th June
Uncertain, North Elmham, 7th June
Other moths were Sloe Flat-body Luquetia lobella, London Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella, Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana, Barred Marble Celypha striana, Common Marble Celypha lacunana, Yellow-faced Bell Notocelia cynosbatella, 2 Triple-blotched Bells Notocelia trimaculana, Hoary Bell Eucosma cana, 2 Common Greys Scoparia ambigualis, Small Magpie Anania hortulata, 2 Common Swifts, Single-dotted Wave, 2 Silver-ground Carpets, Common Marbled Carpet, Green Carpet, 5 Common Pugs, Clouded Border, 2 Brimstone Moths, 2 Common White Waves, 2 Light Emeralds, Buff Ermine, Heart and Dart, 3 Ingrailed Clays, 2 Brown Rustics, 2 Marbled Minors, 2 Treble Lines, 2 Mottled Rustics, 4 Straw Dots and Snout.
The green lacewing Nineta vittata was new for the year while caddisflies consisted of Hydropsyche pellucidula, Goera pilosa and Limnephilus auricula.
Nineta vittata, North Elmham, 7th June
Goera pilosa, North Elmham, 7th June
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