Thursday 30th June 2005 Photo Update
Wednesday, 29 June 2005 Pegwell trap
A pleasant surprise in the Pegwell trap, given that I
had no other migrants was Splendid Brocade – I believe the 4th
Kent record for this species, which was first recorded in the UK in 2003.
(F Solly)
Wednesday 29th June 2005 Garden Elvington
Moths were back in numbers last night 53, Macro species
including 2 Privet Hawk-Moth, 4 Elephant
Hawk-Moth, 4 Burnished Brass, 1
Light Arches, 1 Grey Dagger, 1 Buff
Arches, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Buff
Tip + 1 Sandy Carpet new to my garden. A
bonus 3 Ethmia Bipunctella in the trap
. (TRP)
Monday 27th June 2005 Late
news! and Photo update
The prob RDB1 (Red Data Book) Tortrix - Selania leplastriana, a
day flying species, has been on the wing amongst Wild Cabbage along the
cliffs at Stone Bay since 23/6/2005 - the only Thanet colony. (F
Solly)
Sunday 26th June 2005 Garden Ramsgate
Very little in the traps overnight of any
significance 1st Nutmeg of 2005 plus the 2nd Meal Moth of
the year. Only 18 species of Macro moth. (Phil M)
Saturday
25th June 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
night
of 24th June 2005 Things did pick up after the heavy rain stopped early in
the night. New common stuff for the year included singles of Poplar
Grey and Uncertain. Other bits included 1 Lime-hawk Moth
and exactly 93 Heart and Darts for the second night running.
Rubbish!! (Phil M)
Friday
24th June 2005 Garden Dumpton Thanet
Burnished Brass, Green Silver Line, trapped last night,
moths have been steady the past few nights with Hawk moths being trapped
most nights, let hope the hot weather stays with us for some time,
(Gadget)
Wednesday 22nd June 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
Ramsgate garden night of 21st June 2005
A disappointing night - lots of moths (41 macro species & lots of
micro's) but nothing too exciting save for a Magpie moth (not
annual in my garden) plus
firsts of common stuff including - L-Album Wainscot, Small Blood Vein,
Buff Arches, Cydia Splendana, Pandemis Corylana, Blastobasis
Decolorella, Phlyctaenia Coronata, Endotricha Flammealis and not a
single Hawk-moth. (Phil M)
Wednesday 22nd June 2005 Garden Elvington
33 Species last night 1 Elephant Hawk Moth + 2
Green Silver Lines, first for the garden
(TRP)
Wednesday 22nd June 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
Nights
of 19th & 20th June 2005
A garden rarity on the 19th - Rosy Wave, probably wandered up from
Pegwell. Also insane numbers of Elephant Hawk-moths for my stinking
garden with 3 on the 19th and 4 on the 20th!!Ten years worth in two
nights. Nothing else on the macro front better than 3 Lime-Hawk's
on the 19th - though lots of interesting and so far common Tortrix's,
Pyralids etc. Things are picking up at long last. (Phil M)
Tuesday 21st June 2005 Garden Elvington
Monday Night 20th a good numbers in the trap 45 macro
species + 2 to ID lots of small stuff nothing outstanding Privet,
Elephant and Small Elephant Hawk Moths
(TRP)
Monday
20th June 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
A few decent moths this past 2 nights including 2 new species for the
garden Agapeta Zoegana on the night of the 18th and a Rosy Wave
on the 19th. Other bits included 1 Elephant Hawk-moth and 2 Lime
Hawks on the 18th plus 3 Lime Hawks and 2 Elephant Hawk
moths last night. (Phil M)
Sunday 19th June 2005 Pegwell Trap & Garden Trap
A stiff onshore wind severely affected my coastal traps last night
although there was a stunning Micro - Glyphipterix thrasonella in
the Pegwell Trap.
A Silver Barred in my Garden Trap was the most notable Macro.( F
Solly)
Saturday 18th June 2005 Kingsgate Thanet
Considerably more moths following a warm night, although nothing
outstanding. Most notably was the 2nd site record of Marbled White Spot,
a record site count of 15 Small Elephant Hawks and a single Red-necked
Footman. (F Solly)
Saturday 18th June 2005 Garden
Ramsgate Thanet
47
species of macro moth overnight plus a decent selection of micro's
included 2 goodies a Pinion Streaked Snout and the rare migrant
Pyralid Euchromius Ocella - both new moths for the garden.
Other good moths for the garden included 4 Freyer's Pug, 2 V Pug,
1 Pale Oak Beauty, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Privet Hawk-moth,
1 Common Lutestring, 2 Cinnabar, 2 Straw Dot, 1 Cream-bordered
Green-pea, 2 Small Fan-foot etc. (Phil)
Friday 17th June 2005 Pegwell Bay
Moth traps continue to be dire, an Elephant Hawk Moth provided some
colour this morning in the Pegwell Trap but little of interest. (F
Solly)
Wednesday 8th June 2005 Kingsgate Thanet
Onshore
wind combined with cool overnight temperatures has severely affected the
Kingsgate trap, there were however 8 Shears last night - a record
number for this site and a single Small Elephant Hawk - a regular
species in small numbers. (F Solly)
Tuesday 7th June 2005 Kingsgate Thanet
There was also a pleasant selection of Micro moths flying in the evening
sunshine. The attractive and apparently infrequently seen Chrysoesthia
drurella was present in small numbers amongst Fat-hen (a plant,
not a big chicken!). A good selection of Tortrix moths with; Agapeta
hamana, Aethes williana, Aethes hartmanniana, Dichrorampha acuminatana,
Dichrorampha petiverella, Dichrorampha plumbagana and Pseudargyrotoza
conwagana.
Other moths were Elachista argentella, Crambus
lathoniellus and Esperia sulphurella - now that
you're really bored, I did see a couple of Macros, single Yellow Shell
and Green Carpet. (F Solly)
Tuesday 7th June 2005 Garden Dumpton Thanet
The 1st Eyed Hawkmoth in the garden for 2005
(Gadget)
Monday 6th June 2005 Late News
Muslin Moth (female) taken at Kingsdown on the
27th May 2005 and Oblique Carpet taken in a Ramsgate Garden Thanet
27th May 2005. (F Solly)
Sunday 5thJune 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
Moths to light 125MV the night of the 4th June 2005 A
reasonable selection of moths overnight - 27 macro species and various
micros the best of which were: 1 Lime-hawk Moth, 1 Eyed-hawk
Moth, 1 Small Waved Umber (my third of the year), 1 Green
Carpet, 4 White Ermine, 2 Buff Ermine, 2 Muslin Moth,
1 Puss Moth, 1 Pale Tussock and 1 White Point. The
only new for the year micro was Celypha Striana but I did
flush a rather flashy looking Agonoptrix specie which I may be able to do
from memory assuming its on the moth website? A new one for the garden at
any rate. (Phil M)
Saturday 4th June 2005 Garden Dumpton Thanet
A early moth for my garden Feathered Ranunculus
I do not as a rule see them until late July. (Gadget)
Thursday June 2nd 2005 Garden Ramsgate Thanet
Moths
taken at light 125MV on the night of the 1st June 2005 Male Puss
Moth and the 1st Lime-hawk Moth (at last!) - i generally pick
up the first Lime-hawk Moth in late April. A few other commoner
bits and pieces etc. (Phil M)
Wednesday 1st June 2005 Garden Dumpton Thanet
Moths
taken at light 125MV on the night of Wednesday 1st June 2005 in
the back garden 1 Puss Moth and 3 Lime-hawk Moth (Gadget)
