Chrysoesthia sexgutella from plants growing along the edge of a local beach on 23 June. The other species is much less common here and I haven't found it ... yet. :-)

It is worth looking closely at goosefoot plants (Chenopodium sp.) at present. They grow on verges and wasteland and have interesting insects associated with them These are the gut-like mines of Chrysoesthia drurella in the garden this evening. One completed and several starting #norfolkmoths 1/2

The nationally scarce Pediasia contaminella from last night #norfolkmoths

A trio of Agonopterix moths from last night - alstromeriana, subpropinquella and purpurea

Two tiny ghostly white midges in the trap this morning- Sphaeromias species

Physocephala rufipes (Waisted beegrabber) - a strange looking conopid fly today

White Bryony (Bryonia alba) tumbles through the hedge locally #wildflowerhour #climbingplants

Etainia louisella in field maple samara Phyllocnistis extrematrix mine in green bark of black poplar sucker at a new site #norfolkmoths

Apple mines No3 (2) The later mines of Callisto denticulella have now appeared The early mine is an orange ‘splat’ on the upper leaf surface The larva then folds the leaf edge down in three folds of increasing size They may be on the same leaf but often on different leaves as today #norfolkmoths

An evening stroll looking at our fruit trees Anomoia purmunda - lovely tephritid Speckled bush-cricket Opilio canestrinii - juvenile (?) v lively! Lyonetia clerkella

Chrysopilus asiliformis (Little Snipefly) in the garden this evening @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social

Two agromyzid miners today on our Everlasting Sweet Pea. Liriomyza pisivora - mines upper and lower leaf surfaces Agromyza varicornis - makes a long white stem which sometimes starts in the leaf

These conopid flies Sicus ferrugineus have a strange name -Ferruginous bee-grabber. This is because the flies are endoparasitic on bumblebees, laying eggs inside them! These are two from yesterday

In spite of the strong winds a rather battered Raspberty Clearwing by HYL lure 6:00 to 6:50 this evening #norfolkmoths

Just had three Hummingbird hawks in our conservatory …..

Another Andrena hattorfiana today - I spotted the pollen baskets before the bee!

Some hoverflies this week Leucozona laternaria Eristalis intricaria Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Tenthredo omissa - female (I think!). From the Norfolk Brecks today @suillia.bsky.social If correct I’ll iRecord Thanks

Apple mines No3 The early mines of Callisto denticulella have just appeared in the garden. Look for a ‘washy’ orange/white mine. It later folds the edge of a leaf down to feed. It can move to another leaf to do the folds. When the folds appear I’ll repost unless you find them first! #norfolkmoths

Small White nectaring on one of our cacti

Sciota adelphella - an uncommon migrant last night. Striking moth! #norfolkmothd

Amblyjoppa fuscipennis / a large ichneumon from today which parasitised elephant hawk moths Note the cream spot on the thorax

Nemophora metallica (Scabious longhorn moth) at two sites in the Brecks today, but only singles each time #norfolkmoths

Andrena hattorfiana at two sites in the Norfolk Brecks today. One has an enormous orange pollen load!

This tachinid from the Norfolk Brecks today puzzles me It resembles Tachina fera (and may be that) but it looks different eg smooth central abdomen line. If I try iRecord it suggests Peleteria lavana first, then fera. Help much appreciated! @chrisraper.bsky.social

Don’t know if it’s a returning moth but a Hummingbird Hawk was in our conservatory again this evening #norfolkmoths

Just found a Little Emerald moth on our lawn. An uncommon Norfolk moth #norfolkmoths

From the garden light trap last week: Scarce Black #soldierfly (Eupachygaster tarsalis) male & female, first time I've seen this species here in 20-odd years of trapping. @joebeale.bsky.social & others have also reported them from light traps. @vc28nature.bsky.social @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social

Having read comments by @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social about how common some Pachygaster soldierfies were I looked more closely at our fruit trees and found several. Pachygaster atra (female) and Pachygaster leachii (female) are shown. Still looking for E. tarsalis

Apple mines No2 Having found Stigmella incognitella last week there are further mines to look for now on Apple. These are Leucoptera malifoliella- common today in our garden, forming black/brown ringed mines, with a pale edge #norfolkmoths

An interesting thing that the Sallow Clearwing did was preen its antennae with its forelegs. Behaviour I haven’t seen before in Clearwings #norfolkmoths

Rusty Wave (Idaea inquinata) taken at light in Ipswich, Suffolk, last night by Samuel Chamberlain. I'm very grateful to Sam for sharing his moth. Possibly the first wild caught example in the UK, occurring during record heatwave conditions. @MigrantMothUK @BC_Suffolk

The garden keeps giving - Sallow Clearwing to SAL lure this evening 6:25-6:45 4th Norfolk record! Just a phone shot for now #norfolkmoths

Some micros from last night Ethmia quadrillella Ethmia dodecella Monochroa lucidella Rhyacionia pinicolana #norfolkmoths

Walnut Orbweaver spider (Nuctenea umbratica) beneath the moth trap this morning. They are occasion visitors beneath it.

After many hours at several sites I’ve finally got a Dusky Clearwing!! In our garden this evening between 6:30-7:00 Fifth record for Norfolk

Just looked up in the conservatory to see a Hummingbird Hawk moth sheltering in the roof! #norfolkmoths

I think this small soldierfly is Pachygaster atra rather than Eupachygaster tarsalis as it has a more rounded head and scutellum base but happy to be corrected From the garden today @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social

Stigmella incognitella on apple in our garden. Possibly under recorded? Forms small mines which turn brown. A narrow gallery leads to a blotch. #norfolkmoths

A new gall to me from dog rose in the garden - Diplolepis nervosa. Appropriately named the spiked pea gall! A striking gall.

A few more from last night Broad-barred White, Euzophora pinguis, Plutella porectella, Chilo phragmitella - the latter is another of the large marshland pyralid moths! #norfolkmoths

The Solomon’s Seal sawfly p (Phymatocera aterrima) larvae have now decimated our plant. Fortunately it survives each year and regrows next spring

The agromyzid larva of Phytomyza krygeri feeds on seeds of Aquilegia, inside the seed pod and, in doing so, discolours the part It feeds in. The discoloured cases are visible today Empty one out and you may find the puparium although a hand lens helps you find it amongst the black shiny seeds.

Bordered Beauty was NFG and a highlight for me. Beautiful moth! #norfolkmoths

The nationally scarce Ethmia quadrillella was NFG last night Such a pretty moth #norfolkmoths

Good to see when your weather watcher photo gets used

A rare coastal Gelechiid moth Gelechia hippophaella from the North Norfolk coast today Spins terminal buds of Sea buckthorn together Need to see the larva to eliminate other species eg Archips rosana and podana Apologies for poor larva shot #norfolkmoths

Last week I joined the UGent 3rd bachelor biology field course at the Belgian west coast, close to one of the places where Synanthedon theryi was discovered new to Belgium 5 years ago. So I took the opportunity to search for it, it reacts to pheromone lure for six-belted clearwing. #mothsmatter

North Norfolk coast saltmarsh with Sea Lavender in flower today

Insects on flowers in the Norfolk Brecks this week Ectophasia crassipennis- a tachinid fly Cryptocephalus aureolus- a chrysomelid beetle #wildflowerhour