Like Neil and probably a few others I took the opportunity to trap as the winds subsided and the moon clouded over. Ran two traps at home on 14th and two in Staverton Park on 15th. Wasn’t expecting any big catches to avoid disappointment. 58 species at home with my first Frosted Orange of the year, a Cypress Pug and a Rush Veneer with lots of wasps was really all to note. Found an Old Lady indoors the previous night.
Staverton Park was a bit more interesting with 55 species. In sharp contrast to my last visit there were no Coleophora just one Tischeria ekebladella and only a few Argyresthia goedartella. The common species were Lesser Swallow Prominent, Light Emerald, Pandemis corylana and Apotomis betuletana. There were a few Ypsolopha parenthesella and one each of Hypatima rhomboidella, Eudonia truncicolella and Stigmella svenssoni. To my delight three Roeslerstammia erxlebella and a single Archer’s Dart also turned up as did a number of Hornets but they were not a problem.
The recent poor weather allowed me to catch up on some outstanding identification. Staverton Park Coleophora for the 3rd July turned up 9 species. Half were C. flavipennella, others in decreasing abundance were C. serratella, milvipennis, ibipennella, potentillae, lutipennella, betulella and two each of C. orbitella and kuehnella. An unrecognised tortricid from the same catch proved to be Grapholita tenebrosana. This is a first for Suffolk on The Moths of Suffolk but that site may not be up to date. I have finally confirmed a Spilonota laricana for my garden at Hollesley on 27th July. How is yours progressing Keith? I was interested in the moths appearance which showed a sharp contrast between the whitish dorsal blotch against the dark costal half of the wing similar to those shown on UK Moths. This is unlike others I have suspected that have just been dark S. ocellana. Another unrecognised tortricid whose genitalia suggested Eucosma hohenwartiana I have concluded is E. parvulana. I am looking further afield for back-up to my ID on this one
My possible laricana will be sent to Jon in the Autumn for gen det. We have kept another from the same site too. However, typical ocellana is not turning up at the site yet these examples are regular which makes me think they may be ocellana. Will have to wait and see. Congratulations with your catches Raymond. Regarding the Old Lady you found indoors you do seem to get them regularly as I remember you had one in your shower cubicle a couple of years ago or so!