Thursday 29th September 2005 Pegwell
A brief wander along the
cliff-top at Pegwell at lunchtime, no birds to speak of so got distracted
by leaf mines. With no effort I noticed the mines of the micro moths - Phyllonorycter
tristrigella and Phyllonorycter schreberella on
Elms, Phyllonorycter messaniella on Holm Oak, Phyllonorycter
leucographella on Hawthorn and Parornix anglicella
also on Hawthorn. The Phyllonorycters are stunning looking,
though small moths and easy to rear from collecting mined leaves - I would
recommend doing so even if you don't want to identify them it is worth
seeing them. (F Solly)
Monday 26th September 2005
undisclosed
A brief visit after dark to what I assumed would be the Kentish
location (actual location undisclosed) for Fisher's Estuarine Moth
revealed about 12 specimens resting on Hog's Fennel in about 1/2 hour. (F
Solly)
Sunday 25th September 2005 Photo Update
Photo of Delicate Kingsgate 20th September 2005
Photo of Orange Sallow Ramsgate 13th September 2005
Wednesday
21st September 2005 Kingsgate & Pegwell
20/9 Walked around Pegwell
/ Stonelees at dusk for any crepuscular moths, although mild very little
flying and all in Stonelees
– Common Carpet, Snout, Cochylis hybridella, Mompha
epilobiella and the plume Stenoptilia zophodactylus.
Night of 20/9. The
moth traps since last week’s northerly gale have been very poor
both in numbers and species, a hint of migration last night with a Delicate
at Kingsgate and the pyralid Palpita vitrealis at Pegwell
(F Solly)
Friday 16th
September 2005 Deal Kent
Found
this Convolvulus Hawk Moth at my front door in Deal this afternoon.
Thought you might like a picture. (Martyn W)
Tuesday
13th September 2005 Kingsgate
Evergestis
limbata
in the Pegwell trap with a couple of Pearly Underwings and Dark
Sword-grass and a single Delicate. A Red Underwing
provided a splash of colour.
Good
numbers of L-Albums – 19 and White-points
–
14, everything else very predictable.
An
Orange Sallow was in my bathroom. (F Solly)
Tuesday 13th
September 2005 Elvington Garden
A couple of new moths for the Elvington garden, Webb’s Wainscot,
Cypress Pug. Also
last night I had a Convolvulus Hawk Moth I will get the pic to you
soon. (TRP)
Tuesday 13th
September 2005 Garden Dumpton Thanet
Night of the 12th 1 Centre-bared Sallow, and 3 Old Lady
(Gadget)
Monday 5th
September 2005 Kingsgate and Pegwell bay
Night of 4/9/2005 Kingsgate
trap was badly affected by the onshore wind and had relatively small
numbers of moths and nothing of interest. Pegwell
was fairly sheltered and had lots of moths, the ‘best’ of which was a
wing off a Dewick’s Plusia – presumably a victim of the local
Robin! Other than that just a few late species – Pretty Chalk
Carpet, V Pug, Scarce and Dingy Footman and Catoptria
falsella. (F Solly)
Sunday 4th September 2005 Kingsgate Thanet
Night of 2/9/2005.
Slightly less mild than recent nights and a heavy dew. Less moths than of
late but still good numbers of the usual common species. The only thing of
note was a very pink Vestal. (F Solly)
Thursday 1st September 20005 Kingsgate &
Pegwell Bay
Night of 31/8/2005
One of the hottest nights of the year although occasional periods of a
gusty breeze. As has been the norm for the last few nights lots of moths
in the traps, once again mostly the usual suspects expected on Thanet at
this time of year. Little in the way of migrants, a single Small
Mottled Willow (the first of the year), 2 Dark Sword-grass and
a small increase in Silver Y's. Of note for Thanet, a Lace Border at Pegwell
- the 3rd Thanet record. Other species of some note from that site were
a Hedge Rustic - now uncommon on Thanet, a late or 2nd brood Varied
Coronet and 14 White-points the peak of the 2nd brood. (F
Solly)
