Norfolk moths: Rockland St. Peter garden, 7 October 2013

The night of 7 October began with light cloud and ended overcast. There was a light breeze and no moon. After a day-time high of close to 20°C, the temperature had dropped to 11.8°C by 21h00 and was only slightly cooler at 9.2°C when I turned off the trap at 06h45.

There were three new species: an Epirrita which I did not identify, a striking Pale Pinion and a single shiny little Dark Chestnut.

November / Pale November Moth Epirrita sp.

 

Two views of Pale Pinion Lithophane hepatica

Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula

Macro-moths (75 moths of 18 spp.); no micros:-

Larentia clavaria	Mallow	1
Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	6
Epirrita sp.	November Moth agg.	1
Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	6
Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	4
Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	4
Lithophane hepatica	Pale Pinion	1
Lithophane ornitopus	Grey Shoulder-knot	1
Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	1
Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	4
Conistra ligula	Dark Chestnut	1
Agrochola litura	Brown-spot Pinion	6
Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	33
Xanthia togata	Pink-barred Sallow	2
Xanthia icteritia	Sallow	1
Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	1
Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1