Nothochrysa fulviceps
A very impressive - and rare - lacewing! This species is large (I think our largest green lacewing) and distinctively-marked with its orange head and bold black stripes down the back and bottom of its abdomen. I caught two specimens in my garden moth trap on a very warm night with torrential rain showers. Apart from these there is only one accepted record from Norfolk, a coastal record in July 2015 (and an unconfirmed but probable record from a nearby location a few days earlier). There are very few records of this species across the UK - including the Norfolk record there were 5 records from 4 UK sites in 2015 which increased the total number of British records by a third!
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Nothochrysa fulviceps, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 25th July 2019
The moth trap was a bit flooded as a result of overnight thunderstorms and the second individual was found bedraggled (but alive) in the bottom of the trap.
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Nothochrysa fulviceps, North Elmham (Norfolk, UK), 25th July 2019