After the heights of the 7th it was no surprise that the following session couldn't quite match it. However, what seems to be VC29s (and my) third Sciota adelphella was great to see, especially as it stayed to be photographed unlike last months individual. Its been a fascinating run of records of this rare species here - it can only be concluded to be resident locally which is some distance from the known nearest colonies in Suffolk.
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| Sciota adelphella |
There was a new moth too - a tricky Dichrorampha tortricid. It's small size and location of the costal fold are good for D.acuminatana rather than similar species such as simpliciana:
[613] Dichrorampha acuminatana
There have been several moths recntly occurring in numbers not seen previously. This includes Pyrausta purpuralis, which was NFG only last year:
The warm nights have been notable for plenty of by-catch with beetles being overwhelming at times. Two of the more interesting ones were these monsters:
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| Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis |
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| Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus paralellapipidus |
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