An amazing night and morning with 115 species identified which is likely a record catch for me in Cottenham. After over two hours of processing I ended up with eleven moths new for the garden with four of these completely new to me:
[430] Batia lunaris
[431] Batrachedra pinicolella
[432] Parachronistis albiceps
[433] Gelechia sororculella
[434] Epinotia tenerana
[435] Cydia fagiglandana
[436] Pammene fasciana
[437] Acrobasis suavella
[438] Small Emerald
[439] Large Twin-spot Carpet
[440] July Highflyer
Batia lunaris is smart micro that I've recorded just once previously (July 2013):
Terrible photo but this minuscule Batechedra pinicolella was nearly missed. The first record for me of this Nationally Scarce B species which is very local in East Anglia.
Parachronistis albiceps is a distinctive gelechid which again seems to be far from regular in the area; this is the first that I have trapped:
Another gelechid, not as smart as the above but still relatively distinctive is this Gelechia sororculella. It is supposed to be common nationally but there aren't many records from either Hunts or Norfolk:
Same goes with this tortrix, Epinotia tenerana (AKA Nut Bud Moth), although it does seem a bit more regular in north Norfolk.
I had a run of a few records of Cydia fagiglandana records in 2015 which at that time were some of the first records in VC29 I seem to remember. I haven't caught any since however and I struggled to recognise this ones identity!
Yet another tortrix, Pammene faciana I've recorded a few times but not since 2015:
Of several species of similar looking pyralids, Acrobasis suavella is one of the more rarely encountered here. I trapped this species three times at Corbett Street (in 2013 and 2014):
Small Emerald used to be pretty common with several recorded at Corbett Street annually. Not sure why but glad to get it on the High Street list at last:
Despite being apparently common in the region I've trapped just one Large Twin-spot Carpet before (July 2014). So I was surprised to get three in the trap this morning:
and finally, my first July Highflyer since 2013:
[430] Batia lunaris
[431] Batrachedra pinicolella
[432] Parachronistis albiceps
[433] Gelechia sororculella
[434] Epinotia tenerana
[435] Cydia fagiglandana
[436] Pammene fasciana
[437] Acrobasis suavella
[438] Small Emerald
[439] Large Twin-spot Carpet
[440] July Highflyer
Batia lunaris is smart micro that I've recorded just once previously (July 2013):
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| Batia lunaris |
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| Batrachedra pinicolella |
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| Parachronistis albiceps |
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| Gelechia sororculella |
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| Nut Bud Moth Epinotia tenerana |
I had a run of a few records of Cydia fagiglandana records in 2015 which at that time were some of the first records in VC29 I seem to remember. I haven't caught any since however and I struggled to recognise this ones identity!
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| Cydia fagiglandana |
Yet another tortrix, Pammene faciana I've recorded a few times but not since 2015:
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| Pammene fasciana |
Of several species of similar looking pyralids, Acrobasis suavella is one of the more rarely encountered here. I trapped this species three times at Corbett Street (in 2013 and 2014):
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| Acrobasis suavella |
Small Emerald used to be pretty common with several recorded at Corbett Street annually. Not sure why but glad to get it on the High Street list at last:
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| Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria |
Despite being apparently common in the region I've trapped just one Large Twin-spot Carpet before (July 2014). So I was surprised to get three in the trap this morning:
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| Large Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe quadrifasciata |
and finally, my first July Highflyer since 2013:
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| July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata |
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