Norfolk moths: Rockland St. Peter garden, 27 September 2013

The night of 27 September began almost cloudless and cool with no moon. By the pre-dawn, skies were completely clear and a quarter-moon (with Jupiter alongside) illuminated the trap. Pre-dawn temperatures were 6.7°C at 06h00 and 6.5°C at 06h15. Golden Plover flocks were once again heard moving overhead in the pre-dawn.

New species were Blair's Shoulder-knot, Orange Sallow and Large Wainscot - all of them perched on surfaces outside the trap itself.

Black Rustics continue to make up a quarter of the catch.

Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri

Orange Sallow Xanthia citrago

Large Wainscot Rhizedra lutosa

Macro-moths (79 moths of 16 spp.); no micros:-

Larentia clavaria	Mallow	1
Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	4
Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	6
Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	18
Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	2
Agrochola litura	Brown-spot Pinion	8
Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	21
Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	7
Xanthia citrago	Orange Sallow	1
Xanthia togata	Pink-barred Sallow	1
Xanthia icteritia	Sallow	3
Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	1
Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2