Norfolk Survey c/o Natural History Dept., Castle Museum, Norwich, NR1 3JU Newsletter No.82 November 2012

INTRODUCTION It has been, as they say, a funny old year. Anyone hoping for an upturn in mothing fortunes following the topsy-turvy summer of 2011 was likely to have been disappointed. In fact, I don’t think I can recall any other year since NMS started in 1985, when so many of our planned field meetings have succumbed to adverse weather conditions. Lynford was postponed, Brettenham was a non-event, and our joint meeting with the Suffolk Moth Group for National Moth Night was cancelled. One suggestion resulting from all this is that in future we should encourage everyone to check information on the website on the day of the event if conditions are likely to be unfavourable. Hopefully that may prevent un-necessary journeys from being undertaken.

Having said all that, the remaining field trips were fairly successful, and reports on them are included in this newsletter. As always, we are grateful to all of you who have supported these events in any way.

Given the circumstances, it is hardly surprising that migrant species were also relatively sparse in appearance this year. Dave Hipperson has compiled the usual list of records received so far. If you have any outstanding migrant records, do please send them in as an additional list will be included in the newsletter next spring. One of the more exciting migrants that did turn up was a new county record in the form of the pyrale Sclerocona acutellus, the so-called Thatch Pearl. Of interest among the more common migrants was that many recorders reported a high proportion of the dark form of Plutella xylostella Diamond-backed Moth towards the end of October.

As well as the example above, it is encouraging that during such a difficult season, no fewer than seven new species have been added to the Norfolk list. This CONTENTS: again shows the dedication of you, our Introduction Ken Saul page 1 army of recorders. The probable New county & VC records Jim Wheeler page 2 highlight concerns the only new macro Field meetings 2012 amongst the additions, White-mantled Brettenham Heath June 16th Ken Saul page 4 Wainscot. [see photo page 14] This is an Hockering Wood Jul 14th Rob Lee page 4 important discovery of a Red Data Strumpshaw Fen Jul 21st Phil Heath page 5 Book species, as it is otherwise only Lynford Arboretum Jul. 27th Jim Wheeler page 5 currently known from a few locations in our neighbouring county of Suffolk. Barrow Common Aug. 18th Dick Jones page 6 A further RDB species is the tortrix Weybourne Heath Sep. 15th Dave Appleton page 6 Epiblema grandaevana. A large (for a Blickling Leaf Mines Ken Saul page 7 micro), but rather nondescript moth, it Epinotia cinereana Jon Clifton page 7 has possibly been overlooked The Camera Never Lies! Jon Clifton page 8 previously. The same might be true of Further Results from a the much smaller williana. The Pheromone trap during 2012 Jon Clifton page 8 remaining new species, Gelechia Note on a very aberrant Large senticetella, molliculana, and Nutmeg Apamea anceps. J. & J. Geeson page 9 illutana, are all relatively recent On the Benefits of the Smoking colonists that appear to be spreading Ban to Moth Recording Paul Cobb page 9 in the UK. Norfolk Migrants 2012 Dave Hipperson page 10 Further encouragement has come in Norfolk Website details page 12 the form of a CPRE award for the Advertisement page 13 Norfolk Moths website. It was Photographs page 13 commended for its innovative and

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 1 of 14 ground-breaking format, incorporating the gathering and disseminating of records and information about the moths of the county. It was also noted that other moth groups had begun to follow Norfolk’s lead in such ventures. Our congratulations go to Jim for all his hard work in setting up and maintaining the site for the benefit of us all.

Less welcome has been the news regarding ash dieback caused by the fungal infection Chalara fraxinea. With Norfolk and Suffolk appearing to bear the brunt of things so far, it could have far-reaching implications for our ash-feeding moth species – and indeed many other reliant creatures. While only time will tell, the potential effect of this and the various other imported tree diseases on our native wildlife in the future is quite worrying.

Our guest speaker for our spring indoor meeting next year will be Les Hill from Butterfly Conservation. The meeting will take place on Wednesday 13th March at 7.30 pm in the Orchard Room at Mangreen Hall, TG215030. In order to cover our costs, we do have to make a small charge of £3 for this meeting, but that does include a cup of tea or coffee and a piece of cake.

To conclude, a big thank you as always to all our recorders and supporters. Without you, NMS would not exist.

Ken Saul

NEW COUNTY / VICE-COUNTY RECORDS IN 2012

Considering the weather (!) a remarkable 7 County firsts plus 9 Vice-County firsts and 3 post Victorian firsts (species not seen for 100+ years) were recorded in 2012 . I have listed these records below.

Mine Ectoedemia heringella TG0243 24/03/2012 Lee Gregory (vacat (New VC27) (New Holm- Pigmy) Blakeney ed)

Hysterophora maculosana TG0433 Melton 23/05/2012 David.Longden Adult (Post Victorian first) (Bluebell Conch) Constable

Elachista bedellella (Grey TL7699 Foulden 24/05/2012 Jim Wheeler Adult (Post Vic VC28) Dwarf) Common

Dahlica triquetrella TG5108 06/06/2012 (Narrow Lichen Case- Breydon John Langmaid Case (New VC27) bearer) Saltmarsh

Coleophora conyzae TG0522 Foxley 07/06/2012 John Langmaid Case (New VC27) (Spikenard Case-bearer) Wood

Infurcitinea (New VC27. New for TG4221 Hickling Larval 08/06/2012 argentimaculella (Silver- John Langmaid Norfolk? - unspecified Broad tube barred Clothes Moth) VC28 dot MBGBI)

Ian Aethes williana (Silver TL7793 10/06/2012 Barton/Kathleen Adult (New for Norfolk) Carrot Conch) Cranwich Heath Rosewarne

Cydia illutana (Larch 30/06/2012 TF7628 Anmer Dave Appleton Adult (New for Norfolk) Piercer)

Sclerocona acutellus 04/07/2012 TG3530 Walcott Mick A'Court Adult (New for Norfolk) (Thatch Pearl)

Epiblema grandaevana TG2440 15/07/2012 James McGill Adult (New for Norfolk) (Great Bell) Overstrand

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 2 of 14 Assara terebrella (Dark TG0707 15/07/2012 J & J Geeson Adult (New VC27) Spruce Knot-horn) Barnham Broom

Ian Nemophora minimella 21/07/2012 TL7588 Weeting Barton/Kathleen Adult (Post Vic VC28) (Small Long-horn) Rosewarne

Gelechia senticetella 27/07/2012 TL8684 Thetford Lee Gregory Adult (New for Norfolk) (Cypress Groundling)

White-mantled Wainscot 31/07/2012 SE Norfolk Brian Jones Adult (New for Norfolk) (Archanara neurica)

(New for Norfolk? Coleophora vestianella TF6830 07/08/2012 Dick Jones Adult unspecified VC28 dot (Eastern Case-bearer) Dersingham MBGBI)

Sciota adelphella (Willow TM09 Great 10/08/2012 Chris Knott Adult (New VC28) Knot-horn) Ellingham

Cydia amplana (Vagrant 18/08/2012 TG5002 Upwell Jim Wheeler Adult (New VC28) Piercer)

Cochylis molliculana (Ox- TF6830 27/08/2012 Dick Jones Adult (New for Norfolk) tongue Conch) Dersingham

TG4300 Cochylis molliculana (Ox- 01/09/2012 Haddiscoe New Brian Jones Adult (New VC27) tongue Conch) Cut

Crocidosema plebejana TM0196 Great 24/10/2012 Chris Knott Adult (New VC28) (Southern Bell) Ellingham

Other macros of note: Ruddy Carpet at Great Ellingham (C. Knott) Small Ranunculus at Costessey (M. Casey) Dewick’s Plusia at Costessey (M. Casey) the second Norfolk record of Oak Processionary at Filby (D. Hipperson) and the first record in 10 years of Figure of Eight at Thwaite St Mary (Z. Madgett) amongst many others.

Latest records and all the highlights from 2012 can be seen on the website. Please keep sending in your records and photos!

This table shows the quantity of records in the Norfolk moth database from year 2000. While showing the general increase in moth recorders over the 12 year period, it also gives a rough indication of the “good” years for moths (2003, 2006 and 2009). Not all the 2012 records

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 3 of 14 have been received, however I don’t think it is going to be a classic year!

I would also like to take this opportunity to appeal to the small minority of recorders who send records to me on paper / cards / notes. If I can persuade you to try the electronic methods, it would be much appreciated. The on-line Recorder, including a new virtual version of the old NMS record card, can be found on the website:- www.norfolkmoths.co.uk

Jim Wheeler County Moth Recorder.

BRETTENHAM HEATH - JUNE 16TH

As the car rocked with each passing gust of wind, we gripped our warming cups of coffee more tightly. Heavy grey clouds scudded across the darkening sky and the air felt chill and dank. Was this November? No, it was Brettenham Heath in mid-June!

In what was to become a familiar routine for this season, Joan and I had set off for this field meeting more with a sense of resignation than hope. On arrival at Brettenham, I had even got out of the car and walked for some distance along the track, net in hand, hoping to disturb some stunning rare Breckland micro from the fine grassy sward. Right.

As we huddled back in the car, sipping our coffee, our spirits were raised by the spotting of a couple of Stone Curlews flying in at dusk. But that was about it. Initially, we sat hoping that someone else would be foolish enough to venture out and join us, but as it got darker we decided to cut our losses and run. I turned the car around and then, just as we had closed the gate and were about to pull out back onto the A11, came the cry – “Look, a moth!!” I leapt out and scoured the bank, but to no avail – it had gone, with no clue left as to its identity. And such was summer 2012.

Ken Saul

HOCKERING WOOD – JULY 14TH

With two events already cancelled so far this summer and no foreseeable change to the seemingly endless lows tracking across the UK, it was a case of fingers crossed as we approached our next planned outing. As it turned out, although the mercury had only managed to climb to a max of 16 degrees during the day and sunshine was at a premium, it remained mercifully dry apart from a brief shower earlier on in the evening.

Hockering Wood is predominantly a mixture of Oak/Lime and is apparently one of the largest blocks of ancient semi-natural woodland left in the county. During WW2 the area was used to store and distribute ammunition and bombs, consequently there are many tarmacked rides remaining in the wood, which was quite convenient for getting about after dark. We ran 5 traps, all MV`s, mostly sited along the central track through the wood and between us we managed to record a very respectable 95 species (33 micros), which maybe hints at the woods greater potential under more favourable conditions. Amongst the micros, it was no surprise, given the habitat, that Green Oak Tortrix was the commonest species seen with at least 20+ being recorded and it was nice to discover another site for Eana incanana, with 8 being seen around the traps. Other highlights/favourites during the course of the evening were : Coleophora betulella, Lozotaeniodes fomosanus, Epinotia brunnichana, Zeiraphera isertana, Rhyacionia buoliana, a putative Scoparia basistrigalis and the opportunity to compare Apotomis betuletana and capreana alongside each other.

Amongst the macros, it was July Highflyer that was the most numerous species, showing much individual variation and with some really smart looking examples. A single Red-necked Footman was seen and as the species has been recorded here before Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 4 of 14 (2001), it was presumably a resident. Another lichen feeder which is always nice to see is Beautiful Hook-tip, with 4 coming to light. The surprise of the evening though, was Satin Beauty. It took a while for the penny to drop as to what they were, with initial thoughts being worn examples of Willow or Mottled Beauty`s, as most were of the sullied/obscure patterned type. However once over this hurdle we managed to log 5 of them. Towards the end of the evening another notable showed up in the form of Lunar Yellow Underwing, another new species for the novices amongst us (Dave Appleton and myself), and a reminder of the changing fortunes of much of our , which surely this past summer could not have helped.

All in all it was a thoroughly enjoyable evening and hopefully it will not be another 10 years before we get the opportunity to trap here again.

Rob Lee

STRUMPSHAW FEN - JULY 21ST

As part of a week of intensive biological recording on the Strumpshaw Fen reserve, several members joined the RSPB to run a series of traps. Unlike our last visit, when evening temperatures plummeted and there were more observers than moths, we were favoured with a calm and reasonable evening, though not as warm as one might wish for in mid July.

Several members of the public attended the event, well-publicised by the RSPB, and looked on in interest as the traps were sited and set up. As is usual though, many had departed before most of the moths started arriving. Near one of the traps it was interesting to see a Swallowtail butterfly feeding not on their usual foodplant of Milk Parsley, but on another umbellifer they very occasionally use in the UK, Hemlock. Although they do reach full size feeding on this, it would be interesting to know if they successfully pupate and emerge after eating what, for mammals at least, is a very toxic plant.

Ninety species were recorded during the evening (with additional species noted during the week by the RSPB). With the traps positioned in a variety of habitats there were species associated with the fens, meadows and woodland. Micro species of note included Apotomis capreana, Ancylis mitterbacheriana and Chilo phragmitella. Showy crowd pleasers included Large Emerald, Phoenix, Buff Arches, Peppered Moth, Buff-tip, Black Arches, Double Lobed, Burnished Brass and for those that stayed late enough, Privet, Poplar and Elephant Hawk-moths.

Worryingly it was the first time that several observers, active in the field elsewhere in the county, had seen a Garden Tiger, which is still a fairly frequent species in the Broads but obviously now at a very low ebb elsewhere. Scarcer species included Lesser Cream Wave, Treble Brown Spot, Balsam Carpet, Brown Scallop, Sharp-angled Carpet, Small Seraphim and Silky Wainscot. As was expected, a good selection of fenland species were noted, including Round-winged Muslin, Rosy, Dingy, Common and Scarce Footman, Ruby Tiger, and Southern, Smoky, Small and Common Wainscot.

Perhaps the scarcest species recorded, at least in Norfolk terms, was Mugwort Plume. With the recent publication of British Plume Moths it will be interesting to see if it is genuinely scarce in the county, or has simply been under-recorded to date.

Phil Heath

LYNFORD ARBORETUM – JULY 27TH

Originally planned for the 18th of May, due to adverse weather conditions the event was cancelled and rescheduled on the 27th July.

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 5 of 14 Unfortunately I didn’t realise at the time that this coincided with the Olympic opening ceremony, and rather disappointingly, it seems most people opted to stay in and watch that on the TV! However, a few sensible people did turn out, and my son and I were joined by Jim Swalwell, Paul Cobb, Mike and Sheila Hume and Chris and Angela Pye. Two MV traps were placed adjacent to a freshly created meadow area that the wardens were keen to survey, and a further two actinic traps placed in the surrounding vegetation. The count for the night was 147 species, with micros including five specimens of the Nationally Scarce A: Assara terebrella, several specimens of the Nationally Scarce B: Dichomeris alacella (gen. det. J. Wheeler) and Monochroa cytisella (gen. det. J. Clifton). Macros included Mere Wainscot, Lunar Yellow Underwing, Least Carpet, Small Rufous, Blackneck and Coronet. 12 species were first for site, bringing the site list up to 457. Paul Cobb also added to the list by recording several species of Lacewing, Forest bug, Fly bug, Beetle, Mayfly, Hoverfly and a Barklouse! The site is keen to hold a moth night again next year, so a date for the diary – Friday 19th July 2013.

Jim Wheeler

BARROW COMMON - AUGUST 18TH

I arrived early having heard that most people could not make it for various reasons. But there were plenty of cars at the Grid Ref., so I thought that we were going to be all right as the Common is a big area. Over the next quarter of an hour various local dog walkers packed their dogs into the cars and drove off! Aaaagh! I had visions of doing the whole Common by myself, when Ken Saul and his wife arrived. Then came Maurice de Soissons, who was our contact from the village.

No one else arrived so we decided to do both sides of the road between us. Ken set up two traps and I one. Then Jim Swalwell, who I had not expected owing to a cracked bone in his hand, pulled up in his car. That made four of us, and he set up on my side of the Common.

We went and looked at Ken's set-up and then returned to our traps, meaning to come back later, but the moths started coming and we never had time to leave our patch. Overall we had over 110 species and several good-looking moths got away.

Lesser-spotted Pinion, Dark Arches, Black Arches, Yellow-barred Brindle, Small Phoenix, Purple Bar and Dwarf Cream Wave were amongst the many that clustered in our traps. Perhaps the micros were even more interesting. Agdistis bennetii, the Saltmarsh Plume was found away from the saltmarsh and sea lavender - although the sea could be seen from the Common. It is known to disperse a long way inland and I have taken it at Massingham. Others that are not often recorded included Calybites phasianipennella, Eucalybites auroguttella, Batia lambdella, Anarsia spartiella, Acleris notana and Pammene aurita.

The moths came thick and fast and what with people from the village coming to watch too, we were on constant display. I think that we should do the Common on a different date next year. It was a good evening and should be even better next time if enough people turn up.

Dick Jones

WEYBOURNE HEATH – SEPTEMBER15TH

Until last year most of my mothing had been conducted in the warmth of my own bedroom. An open window and a light on can produce a good variety (getting on for 450

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 6 of 14 species so far) but getting out with the Norfolk Moth Survey and others over the last year or so has certainly broadened my experience. Even cool and clear nights like tonight usually produce a few new species. Despite the imperfect conditions there was a good turn-out tonight with at least 7 lights. The low temperature ensured that most of us had very few moths at our lights and in total we managed just 35 species. There was nothing extraordinary among the 22 macro species (though I never tire of seeing Canary-shouldered Thorns, one that’s not quite made it to my bedroom yet). The micros produced some more interesting records, best of which was a Square-spot Crest Hypatima rhomboidella. Evenings like this always generate some good learning opportunities for relative novices like me, even on relatively quiet nights, but I think even seasoned moth watchers find something to discover. Photos of a female Pandemis from this evening generated quite a discussion: in the end I think all agreed it was White-faced Tortrix Pandemis cinnamomeana but some were surprised to see how different it looked in one photo compared to the same individual in another photo – a cautionary tale for those attempting to identify moths from photos. [see later article] A big thanks to Keith Zealand from the National Trust for hosting us this evening.

Dave Appleton

LEAF MINES AT BLICKLING – OCTOBER 20TH

Sixteen of us met up in the morning at the Itteringham car park on the National Trust’s Blickling estate, to take part in our autumn search for leaf mines. We were honoured to have John Langmaid as our leader for the day, and, with Brian Elliot and Rob Edmunds also in attendance, we had plenty of leaf mine expertise at our disposal.

The magnificent trees on the slope behind the car park provided us with examples of their familiar denizens by way of Stigmella tityrella and Phyllonorycter maestingella. Equally impressive were the lovely old small-leaved limes, and these too yielded their characteristic species – Stigmella tiliae, Bucculatrix thoracella and Roeslerstammia erxlebella. Reasonable weather meant that several walkers were also enjoying the park, and on more than one occasion people stopped to enquire as to what we were actually doing! Encouragingly, most seemed genuinely interested when we explained. As our species list began to grow, we added Stigmella malella from crab apple, Stigmella speciosa from sycamore and Stigmella samiatella from sweet . Although we didn’t spot too many coleophorids, the larch trees passed towards the latter stages of our perambulations, predictably gave us the opportunity of recording Coleophora laricella. In a year when, like the larger moths, leaf mines have not been particularly abundant, our score for the morning of around forty-five species was perhaps better than we had dared to hope for.

Most of us repaired to the Walpole Arms for lunch. We then decided to try a different habitat in the afternoon and so headed for Buxton Heath. Several different species were found on the seedling birches and the willow bushes, while Coleophora taeniipennella cases were almost abundant on the (jointed?) rush seedheads. Another coleophorid, this time on oak, was initially puzzling, but turned out to be violacea. A tortrix spun up among willow leaves was retained, its later emergence confirming Acleris hastiana.

All agreed that it had been a most enjoyable day, and again we must thank John and Brian for so kindly giving us their time and expert guidance.

Ken Saul

EPINOTIA CINEREANA (HAWORTH, 1811) AND EPINOTIA NISELLA (CLERCK, 1759)

In a paper by Marko Mutanen, et al in Zootaxa they set out to detail the morphology, life history and identification of these two species. In this short piece I have condensed some Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 7 of 14 of this document given for external features. Further articles on these two species have been published in the French journal Orieina (September 2012) but as yet, nothing recent has been published in British journals.

Although Epinotia cinereana was considered a distinct species and was included in Pierce & Metcalfe’s The Genitalia of the British (1914) which documented clear differences in the genitalia, oddly this was not followed and was dropped when Bradley et al produced their British checklist in 1972. This view seems to have been carried forward by Razowski in his European Tortricidae publications.

Mutanen et al discuss the two species in their Holarctic study and lay out a clear case for their separation.

External appearance: [See photos on page 13]

Epinotia cinereana has the blackish or reddish blotches in the forewing absent and gives an overall greyish impression showing blackish streaks in the forewing. The larvae are said to feed between spun leaves of Populus tremula (aspen).

Epinotia nisella usually shows a more highly patterned forewing with blotches of black or reddish in the forewing or along the dorsum, in rare instances they can appear wholly greyish like E. cinereana. These would require examination of the genitalia for separation. The larvae feed in the catkins or between spun leaves of Salix and Populus.

Jon Clifton

THE CAMERA NEVER LIES!

Or does it? On the Norfolk Moths Yahoo forum in September 2012 Richard Eagling posted a picture of a Pandemis taken at the NMS evening visit to Weybourne Heath a few days earlier. The photograph showed a yellowish orange moth that on first inspection, resembled P. corylana. Dave Appleton replied and mentioned he had also been present and had also took a photo of the very same moth but obviously with a different camera. He posted a picture of this on his blog site which showed the specimen to show reddish brown markings totally different to Richard’s image. It also showed ochreous margins to the outer edge of the basal fascia and inner and outer edges to the median fascia, all classic signs of P. cinnamomeana (a female lacking the white ‘nose’).

[See photos on page 14]

This instance just goes to show how difficult and risky it can sometimes be in naming moths from photographs. There is nothing better than a live specimen for verification!

Jon Clifton

FURTHER RESULTS FROM A PHEROMONE TRAP DURING 2012

Further to my article in the Norfolk Moth Survey newsletter No.81 (April 2012) Results from a pheromone trap, we undertook the same survey during 2012 at Hindolveston where a synthetic pheromone lure intended for Grapholita funebrana (Plum Fruit Moth) which can be a serious pest of commercial fruit farms, was operated with a pheromone trap that was filled with water to contain any moths caught. The trap was deployed on the 3rd May and ran until the 10th October (one moth must have just entered the trap before we emptied it as it was still alive and in pristine condition). Of 64 moths caught, 63 were Grapholita funebrana and one was G. tenebrosana.

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 8 of 14 Both of these species rarely come to light but can and do respond well to this kind of method. In last years tests at Cawston, the pheromone trap also caught several Pammene albuginana, unfortunately none were trapped this year.

Jon Clifton

NOTE ON A VERY ABERRANT LARGE NUTMEG APAMEA ANCEPS.

On the morning of May 31st 2012, JDG/JEG’s garden MV light yielded an unusual pale greyish noctuid sitting on the outside of the wooden Skinner trap. Searching through all of our available books over breakfast failed to produce anything even vaguely convincing, and having run into problems of “unidentifiable moths” on previous occasions, we mailed digital images [see photo on page 14] to JC for comment.

Jon was equally stumped by the photographs, but when the specimen was subsequently delivered to Hindolveston and checked against specimens in his collection and against images in various literature and web sites, no immediate answers were obvious. It was then decided to dissect the specimen which was a female and the answer was soon apparent, it was a Large Nutmeg - a very unusual Large Nutmeg! [see photo on page 14 of specimen showing hind wings).

Large Nutmeg has been recorded, though in very variable numbers (a max. of c.100 in 1997, but only 1 in the previous year!) annually in Barnham Broom since 1993, but is usually much easier to identify!

Judy Geeson, John Geeson and Jon Clifton

ON THE BENEFITS OF THE SMOKING BAN TO MOTH RECORDING

As a drinker and smoker, as well as being a retired brewer, I regard the ban on smoking in pubs as a disaster to the trade. However, every cloud…. As I now spend much of my time at the pub standing outside, I see much more of the attracted to the extensive external lighting.

By some quirk of the local geography in Heacham, the Bushel & Strike attracts a greater diversity of species than my other watering hole, the Fox & Hounds, and this summer (2012) it produced several of the less-frequent species, notably Yellow Belle, Old Lady, Lesser Treble-bar and Large Tabby.

The pub moths par excellence are the swifts, all four of the common ones being regulars, especially Orange Swift which has been ridiculously common this year.

It has reached the stage that landlord, landlady and bar staff are now becoming interested, and I am sometimes greeted, on entering the pub, with a jar containing a capture from the previous night.

Among the other insects, Lesser Stag Beetle has proved to be more common than I realized, both pubs producing it several times in recent years. Sadly, lacewings do not seem to be attracted to pubs as frequently as the lacewing recorder.

Paul Cobb

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 9 of 14 NORFOLK MIGRANT LIST FOR 2012

Listed in the chart below are the 2012 migrant species records received by me, from Jim Wheeler our County Recorder. As usual I have not listed the common migrants such as Silver Y, Dark Sword-grass, Nomophila noctuella and Plutella xylostella. I have also not listed the large number of White-point records, as we now consider this species to be established in the County thus making it almost impossible to say which examples could be migrants.

Date Common Taxon Site Recorder Notes 22-Feb Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Great Yarmouth B. Jones Hibernating 18-May Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Walcott M. A'Court Light 26-May Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Scolt Head Island N. Lawton Day Obs 07-Jun Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Walcott M. A'Court Light 17-Jun Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Marsham Heath D. Appleton Light 19-Jun Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis South Wootton J. Bull Light 21-Jun Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Great Ellingham C. Knott Day Obs 24-Jun Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Caister-on-sea A. Lockhart Day Obs 24-Jun Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Breydon Saltmarsh B. Jones Light 25-Jun Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Hoveton S. Wright Day Obs 27-Jun Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Sheringham K. Zealand Day Obs 27-Jun Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Weybourne G. Bond Light 28-Jun Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis West Tofts L. Lawes Light 29-Jun Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Overstrand B.Murphy Light 30-Jun Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Anmer D. Appleton Light 30-Jun Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Tacolneston I. Tart Light 03-Jul Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis Eccles N.Bowman Light 04-Jul Thatch Pearl Sclerocona acutellus Walcott M. A'Court Light 05-Jul Marbled Yellow Pearl Evergestis extimalis Stow Bardolph K. Leighton Light 07-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Snettisham R. Roche Day Obs 07-Jul Bordered Straw Heliothis peltigera Brancaster K. & A. Herber Light 07-Jul Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon North Tuddenham B. Pummell Light 09-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Buxton Heath C. Dawson Day Obs 11-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Beeston Bump G. & J. Dunmore Day Obs 11-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Norwich T. Burton Day Obs 12-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Stoke Holy Cross N. Elsey Day Obs 12-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Hoveton S. Wright Day Obs Repps-with- 14-Jul Pearly Underwing Peridroma saucia S. Wright Light Bastwick K.Saul, P.Heath, R.Lee, 14-Jul Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Hockering Light D.Appleton 14-Jul Marbled Yellow Pearl Evergestis extimalis Stow Bardolph K. Leighton Light 17-Jul Marbled Yellow Pearl Evergestis extimalis Herringfleet B. Jones, K. Knights Light 17-Jul Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Salle S. Barbato Light 18-Jul Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Salle S. Barbato Light 20-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Sheringham M. Casey Day Obs 21-Jul Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Cley I. Walker Light 23-Jul Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis Scolt Head Island N. Lawton Light 24-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Upwell J. Swalwell Day Obs 25-Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Overstrand G Bond Light 02-Aug Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Eccles N.Bowman Light 04-Aug Dewick's Plusia Macdunnoughia confusa New Costessey M. Casey Light 09-Aug Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Snettisham R. & R. Evison Light 09-Aug Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua Snettisham R. & R. Evison Light 09-Aug Vestal Rhodometra sacraria Salhouse I. Metcalfe Light 10-Aug Willow Knot-horn Sciota adelphella Great Ellingham C. Knott Light

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 10 of 14 11-Aug Vagrant Piercer Cydia amplana Cromer P. Lee Light Thaumetopoea 12-Aug Oak Processionary Filby D. Hipperson Light processionea 13-Aug Bedstraw Hawk-moth Hyles gallii Hemsby R. Irvine Light 16-Aug Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Norwich C. Dawson Light 18-Aug Vagrant Piercer Cydia amplana Herringfleet B. Jones, K. Knights Light 18-Aug Vagrant Piercer Cydia amplana Upwell J. Wheeler Light 18-Aug Vestal Rhodometra sacraria Shotesham A. Musgrove Light 21-Aug Vestal Rhodometra sacraria West Runton A. Duff Light 21-Aug Vestal Rhodometra sacraria West Runton G Bond Light 26-Aug Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Holme J. Swalwell Light 26-Aug Vestal Rhodometra sacraria Hingham M. Hosier Light 27-Aug Bordered Straw Heliothis peltigera Lyng C. Sayer Light 28-Aug Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Alburgh H. Routledge Light 29-Aug Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Brancaster K. & A. Herber Light 01-Sep Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Beeston Bump G. & J. Dunmore Day Obs 01-Sep Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Sheringham G. & J. Dunmore Day Obs 02-Sep Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera Overstrand G Bond Light 02-Sep Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis Overstrand G Bond Light 02-Sep Vestal Rhodometra sacraria North Tuddenham B. Pummell Light 03-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Scolt Head Island N. Lawton Light 05-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Brancaster A. Green Larval 07-Sep Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Beeston Bump G. & J. Dunmore Day Obs 07-Sep Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Sheringham G. & J. Dunmore Day Obs 07-Sep Vagrant Piercer Cydia amplana Burgh St Peter B. Jones Light 10-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Hemsby R. Irvine Light 10-Sep Large Thorn Ennomos autumnaria Welney T. Inskipp Light 12-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Edgefield P. Borley Light 13-Sep Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Kings Lynn J. Swalwell Light Repps-with- 15-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli S. Wright Larval Bastwick 16-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Eccles N.Bowman Light 19-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Eccles N.Bowman Light 22-Sep Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Brancaster K. & A. Herber Light 24-Sep Vestal Rhodometra sacraria Scolt Head Island N. Lawton Day Obs 30-Sep Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Sandringham N. & M. Tuck Larval 30-Sep Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli West Somerton K. Neale Light 01-Oct Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Strumpshaw B. Lewis Day Obs 02-Oct Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Caister-on-Sea P. Cawley Day Obs 02-Oct Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Hoveton S. Wright Day Obs 02-Oct Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis Sandringham N. & M. Tuck Larval Repps-with- 04-Oct Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon S. Wright Light Bastwick 05-Oct Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Hoveton S. Wright Day Obs 18-Oct Gem Orthonama obstipata Walcott M. A'Court Light 22-Oct Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera Gorleston B. Jones Light 23-Oct Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Eccles N.Bowman Light 23-Oct Gem Orthonama obstipata Eccles N.Bowman Light 23-Oct Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis Eccles N.Bowman Light Repps-with- 23-Oct Gem Orthonama obstipata S. Wright Light Bastwick 23-Oct Gem Orthonama obstipata Overstrand G Bond Light 23-Oct Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Filby D. Hipperson Light 23-Oct Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua Filby D. Hipperson Light 24-Oct Gem Orthonama obstipata Eccles N.Bowman Light 24-Oct Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis Eccles N.Bowman Light 24-Oct Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Great Ellingham C. Knott Light 24-Oct Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon Salle S. Barbato Light 25-Oct Rusty-dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis Eccles N.Bowman Light

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Mar Gem Orthonama obstipata New Costessey M. Casey Light Jul Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum New Costessey M. Casey Day Obs Aug Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli Eccles N.Bowman Light

Dave Hipperson.

Norfolk Moth Survey Newsletter 82 Page 12 of 14 ADVERTISEMENTS

SALE OF MOTH (AND OTHER ORDERS OF ENTOMOLOGY) BOOKS

After a change of direction where I have branched into Astronomy, I no longer use my books, amassed over a number of years. I’d prefer that rather than languishing on my shelves, these books were put to good use by someone more active in the business of entomology. Some of the volumes being sold are very expensive new or out of print. As a result they rarely come up used and this is an opportunity to obtain some excellent texts at reasonable prices. This includes numerous county atlases and dissection books. The majority of the books are Lepidoptera related but there are books (mainly keys) to many other orders. Rather than list the books here, I’d recommend that you contact me via email at [email protected] and I can send you a list with suggested prices (postage at cost will be extra but I can come to a shared cost arrangement for those buying the more expensive or numerous volumes). However, to provide some examples, the following are within the collection of around 150 books: All MOBGBI books (10 volumes) in softback version £30 each Tortricidae of (Razowski) £100 for the pair Nepticulidea and Opostegidae of NW Europe (Fauna Ent. Scan.) £100 for the pair Guide to Micro Lepidoptera of Europe (Parenti) £50 British Hoverflies and British Soldierflies (Stubbs) £45 each Please contact me initially by email and I will try to ensure that the first interested party receives first refusal on any volumes they want. Best wishes

Shane Farrell Cheshire

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Pandemis cinnamomeana Photos courtesy of Dave Appleton & Richard Eagling

Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps aberation Photos courtesy of John & Jud Geeson & Jon Clifton

White-mantled Wainscot Archanara Sclerocona acutellus neurica Photos courtesy of Photo courtesy of Brian Jones Mick A'Court

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