Recent moths - many from Norfolk (1 Viewer)

Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Jun 8, 2004

• #1

Some moths taken in the past week. Hopefully some will be a bit different.

Schoenobius gigantella is a whopping micro with huge labial palps (the sticky out bits at the front). Male and female shown here and the female has a wingspan of up to 46mm. Goater has this as flying from July but they were out in force in places on the Norfolk Broads at the beginning of June.

Flame Wainscot and Reed Dagger are nationally scarce species confined to fenland/reedbeds where they are locally abundant.

Nascia cilialis must have expanded its range since Goater was published as this was plentiful at a couple of Broadland locations.

 

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Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Jun 8, 2004

• #2

This next lot are commoner. I couldn't resist another pic of Eyed Hawk-moth. These were abundant on the Broads with up to 11 at a time on more than one occasion.

Adaina microdactyla is the smallest UK plume moth.

The larva of Ringed China-mark are aquatic so this is a wetland species.

Puss Moth is another I couldn't resist even though it is common and I have put this pic in the gallery.

Finally Cream-bordered Green Pea is another local fen speciality. It is a tiny macro less than half the size of the female gigantella in the previous pics.

 

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Brian Stone

A Stone chatting

• Jun 8, 2004

• #3

Lastly a brace of Coronets. Both were taken at my garden trap on 6 June and the Marbled Coronet is probably the 6th for the vice-county. It prefers limestone grassland, which is scarce in the VC but there is some just outside near where I am in the far NW corner. Varied Coronet provides a comparison.

Edited to add one more (the last pic). I wasn't expecting Clouded Bordered Brindle in my garden so this one had me fooled for a while. Although I caught one in Norfolk last week there doesn't seem to be the marshy habitat near my garden.

 

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Surreybirder

Ken Noble

• Jun 8, 2004

• #4

Great pix, Brian!

 

harry eales

Ancient Entomologist

• Jun 8, 2004

• #5

Surreybirder said:

Great pix, Brian!

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I agree, cracking photographs. Apart from the Puss Moth, all strangers to me in real life up here in the north.

I did see a Small Copper today, he was only about 5'4", they don't make then like they used to.
Boom boom.

Harry.

 

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Angus T

Well-known member

• Jun 8, 2004

• #6

Great to see some of those pics, as some could turn up here, and every pic helps to aid me spotting it.

 

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Andrew S

Kentish Mother

• Jun 12, 2004

• #7

Some lovely pics here, Brian - particularly liked the Flame Wainscot.

Andrew