Norfolk Moths (Jim Wheeler CMR)
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Moth News from norfolkmoths.co.uk - The Moths of Norfolk UK - Jim Wheeler (County Moth Recorder) #norfolkmoths
Had a wander along the railway this afternoon… they follow you around with the lure !! 🤣
Porter's Rustic (Athetis hospes) Only 6 Norfolk records from 2008 - 2024 (S. Clifford, 22/07/2026 - Burnham Deepdale) #norfolkmoths
Moth Species per Hectad in Norfolk map. Fun fact: Norfolk officially covers (or partially covers) 74 Hectads, however moths have only ever been recorded in 70 Hectads. There are 4 unrecorded tiny bits of land on the border! (VC27 and VC28 only, aggregates not included) #norfolkmoths
Been sent these wonderful photos of a Humming-bird Hawk-moth caterpillar being predated by a Sand Wasp on Holman Dunes by J Golding. Any wasp experts confirm the species please? #norfolkmoths
This was a surprise in the daily batch of photos, re-identified as the rare migrant Lamoria anella - New for Norfolk and 4th(?) British! Well done to @annterrys-7.bsky.social #norfolkmoths #migrantmothuk
Silver Barred (Deltote bankiana) former resident in Norfolk now just a rare visitor... or is it?! Strumpshaw RSPB - Ben Lewis #norfolkmoths
It’s all in the palps! Red-belted: White Palps Large Red-belted: Orange Palps
Happy to get Paranthrene tabaniformis - Dusky Clearwing to the garden lure for 3rd year running! (VC28) Managed a mini photoshoot! #norfolkmoths
Portland Ribbon Wave - 2nd for Norfolk. ( N Bowman, 24/05/26, Eccles) #norfolkmoths
Banded Pine Carpet - 2nd for Norfolk. ( B Pummell, 23/05/26, North Tuddenham) #norfolkmoths
White-marked (Cerastis leucographa) The only Norfolk recorded in Norfolk was formerly at Hethersett in 2019 (S. Youngs, 02/05/19) Record just in at Hempstead-by-Holt (A. Wallis, 08/04/2026). #norfolkmoths #teammoth norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=21400
Best moth night of the year so far here in West Norfolk. Early Thorn in trap not recorded here since 2013. How did you do?
Just published... Phyllocnistis triandricola (Almond Willow Maze-miner) New UK at Surlingham, Norfolk 14/08/2025 by Seb Buckton (Gen. Det. P. Hall, R. Voith) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Two additional notable Norfolk 2025 records recently sent in... Cadra cautella (Dried Currant Moth) last recorded 100 years ago (Stephen West) and Platyedra subcinerea (Mallow Seed Moth) Post Victorian VC28! (Ric Sandifer) #teammoth #norfolkmoths
Best of 2025:24. And finally... Eastern Nycteoline (Nycteola asiatica) at Terrington St Clement, 19/09/2025 by Ric Sandifer — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24231 Merry Christmas :) 🎄 🎄 🎄
Best of 2025:23. Shining Marbled (Pseudeustrotia candidula) at Strumpshaw, 18/09/2025 by Jonathan Farooqi & Dan Monk — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=24131
Best of 2025:22. Zelleria oleastrella (Olive Spinner) at Dersingham by Jim Hodgkinson — one of only two Norfolk records (photo D. Norgate). #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:21. Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria) at Walpole Highway, 26/08/2025 by S. West — Only record since 1992! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=19450
Best of 2025:20. Notocelia incarnatana (Scarce Rose Shoot Moth) at Holme, 12/08/2025 by James Symonds — post-Vic VC28. (photo H. Bantock) #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:19. Dotted Border Wave (Idaea sylvestraria) — Sidestrand record in 2024 by M. Townsend, confirmed 2025 (P. Hall) new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=17010
Best of 2025:18. Phyllocnistis extrematrix — Downham Market, 29/07/2025 by Rob Edmunds, new for Norfolk; and Repps-with-Bastwick, 03/08/2025 by Stewart Wright, new VC27. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:17. Grapholita delineana (Hemp Tortrix) at Shotesham, 24/07/2025 by Andy Musgrove & Mark Lawlor — new for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:16. Blastobasis rebeli (Black-banded Masoner) in Norwich, 20/07/2025 by Keith Langdon — only the 2nd Norfolk record! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:15. Depressaria pulcherrimella (Pignut Brown) at Hempstead-by-Holt, 20/07/2025 by Andrew Wallis — post-Vic Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:14. Rest Harrow (Aplasta ononaria) — Beeston, 19/07/2025 by Giles Dunmore, new for Norfolk; and Great Ellingham, 20/07/2025 by Chris Knott, new VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=16640
Best of 2025:13. Ground Lackey (Malacosoma castrensis) at Wells, 17/07/2025 by Ben Sale & Leslie Gardiner and 30/07/2025 by Mike Hodgson — new VC28! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=16350
Best of 2025:12. Phyllocnistis asiatica (Asian Maze-miner) — two specimens submitted by Roger Ward, DNA-confirmed 2025 (Univ. Warwick) First confirmed in Norfolk. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:11. Pexicopia malvella (Hollyhock Seed Moth) at NWT Swangey Fen, 30/06/2025 by James Symonds — new VC28. #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk/micros.php?b...
Best of 2025:10. Dusky Clearwing (Paranthrene tabaniformis) at Upwell, 25/06/2025 by Jim Wheeler — 2nd year in garden, 3rd for Norfolk! #teammoth #norfolkmoths norfolkmoths.co.uk?bf=3720