Thursday 31st July 2008 Lydden

Moths at Lydden were limited to a couple of Straw Belles, lots of Six-spot Burnets, a single Pyrausta nigrata, a scattering of Pyrausta aurata, Acleris asperana, Oncocera semirubella and the plume Merrifieldia baliodactyla. (F Solly)

Thursday 31st July 2008 Newington Thanet

A pretty disappointing catch numbers wise in the garden overnight - especially so considering the high temperature, which held up all night. The pick of the bunch were 2 nice Garden Tigers a once common thing which has nigh on disappeared from my garden in recent years. Other thing of note included singles of Pammene aurata, Wax Moth, Engrailed, V Pug, Currant Pug, Langmaid's Yellow Underwing and Rosy Minor.  (Phil M)

Wednesday 30th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 29/7 - fewer moths last night but a few reasonable ones included a Chocolate-tip, Oak Hook-tip, Oak Eggar, Haworth's Pug, Herald and Mullein Wave. (Barry H)

Tuesday 29th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 28/7 - hopes were raised when I picked up the first tray to find a Scarce Chocolate-tip, which is a new site record, migrant or wanderer, who knows. The rest of the contents were pretty bland a Dark Sword-grass, a Lesser-spotted Pinion, a Reed Dagger, a Currant Pug and a Bordered Sallow, which have been very scarce here this year. (Barry H)

Monday 28th July 2008 Kingsgate & Pegwell Traps

Night of 27/7, Less moffs last night for no apparent reason, particularly at Kingsgate although Coronet and Reed Dagger are both notable for the site, Better variety at Pegwell. As I lifted the first tray, a colourful flash from the underside was the long awaited Jersey Tiger, although views of it flying off were disappointing. Other bits included; 2 Tree-lichen Beauties, 1 Brown Scallop (very rare on Thanet), 1 Canary-shouldered Thorn, 1 Round-winged Muslin, 3 Garden Tigers, 1 Star-wort, 4 Crescents, 1 Rosy Rustic and 1 Gold Spot. (F Solly)

Monday 28th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 27/7 - still no signs of real migration here, a few bits included a Reed Dagger, 2 Nut-tree Tussock, 2 Mouse Moths and a Copper Underwing. (Barry H)

Saturday 26th July 2008 Westgate Thanet

I had an invasion of the little people last night, with 65 Cameraria ohridella (Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner), 10 Apple Leaf Miner, 8 Phyllocnistis unipunctella, 2 Ectoedemia decentella and 1 Bucculatrix thoracella. I thought I saw Gadget hiding behind one of them but I couldn’t be sure. Other than that a Small Ranunculus a Pale Prominent, 6 Water Veneers, Magpie, Small Waved Umber and 4 Campion. (Tim H)

Friday 25th July 2008 Gillingham Kent

I thought you might be interested in this Dewick`s Plusia I had in the moth trap yesterday morning (24th). I had another back in September 2006.         (Ian Carpenter)

Friday 25th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 24/7 - as is the usual story lately, lots of moths but nothing great, best was a Cresent (Barry H)

Friday 25th July 2008 East Blean Late News

Night of 22/7. Three hours trapping at East Blean, deeper into the wood than normal, in an area of dense Hornbeam/Oak canopy and no understorey. As far as this year goes, a reasonable variety although very poor numbers, particularly Rosy Footman - only 1, typically hundreds at this time of year. A goodie - one from my desperate to see list (that is if I keep lists) and if you view the photo a rather sad list. I was very pleased with the Triangle, interestingly weird, although any future captures will doubtless be dull and boring! Any way, to keep that giant amongst dwarves happy and to stop him moaning for a few minutes I have done a complete list - as boring to write and it is for you to read - so no winners there. Festoon 6, Triangle 1, Scalloped Hook-tip 1, Oak Hook-tip 1, Peach Blossom 1, Buff Arches 2, Satin Lutestring 5, Common Lutestring 1, Large Emerald 1, Common Emerald 2, Little Emerald 1, Birch Mocha 1, Maiden's Blush 1, Small Fan-footed Wave 28, Least Carpet 1, Single-dotted Wave 1, Small Scallop 2, Riband Wave 5, Plain Wave 3, Beautiful Carpet 1, July Highflyer 1, Small Rivulet 1, White-spotted Pug 2, Scorched Carpet 1, Peacock 1, Scorched Wing 1, Brimstone 1, Early Thorn 9, Purple Thorn 1, Scalloped Oak 1, Swallow-tail 8, Orange Moth 3, Peppered 2, Pale Oak Beauty 1, Engrailed 2, Common White Wave 3, Lesser Swallow Prominent 1, Coxcomb Prominent 1, Maple Prominent 6, Vapourer 1, Brown-tail 10, Yellow-tail 18, Black Arches 5, Rosy Footman 1, Dingy Footman 3, Scarce Footman 3, Common Footman 10, Large Yellow Underwing 10, Lesser Yellow Underwing 1, Ingrailed Clay 1, Double Square-spot 1, Clay 1, Copper Underwing 1, Dun-bar 5, Dark Arches 1, Green Silver-lines 2, Scarce Silver-lines 1, Nut-tree Tussock 8, White-line Snout 2, Pinion-streaked Snout 1, Fan-foot 2, Small Fan-foot 1, Clay Fan-foot 10. In addition, 40 species of micros, the most notable of which was the attractive Bisigna procerella (F Solly)

Thursday 24th July 2008 Westgate Thanet

I've been away for a few days but put my traps on last night, and was rewarded with a Toadflax Brocade and a very small micro called Bucculatrix thoracella, both of which were new for the garden. A Plain Pug, Shaded Pug, 2 Cypress Pugs, 3 Ruby Tigers and a Mother of Pearl were new for the year, whilst numbers of some of the commoner garden species were reasonable. (Tim H)

Thursday 24th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 23/7 - a damper night with an easterly breeze which cut the number of moths, Notable here was an Olive, other bits included Wormwood, Yarrow, Plain and Tawny Speckled Pugs. (Barry H)

Wednesday 23rd July 2008 Beltinge

Night 22/7- another Plumed Fan-foot last night, the only other noteworthy moths were 3 Festoons, 4 Small Scallops and a Bordered Pug. 71 species of macro-moth was the best total of the year so far. (Barry H)

Friday 18th July 2008 Westgate Thanet

A Fen Wainscot was new for the garden, and other bits included a July Highflyer, 2 Small Emerald, Scarce Footman, Sycamore and what appears to be Coleophora albitarsella. (Tim H)

Friday 18th July 2008 Kingsgate & Pegwell Traps

It bit of better variety in the moff traps the last couple of nights, although total numbers plummeted again last night. Nothing to get over excited about, Ruby Tigers and Chinese Characters reappearing, a few Prominents - Maple, Pale, Swallow and Iron, a selection of the usual Hawks etc. Of slightly more interest for Thanet were Ruddy Carpet, Langmaid's Yellow Underwing, Reddish Light Arches, another Caloptilia hauderi type (at Pegwell), Acrocercops brongniardella and Eucosma metzneriana. The 'star' moth was the hideously boring Yellow V Moth at Pegwell on 16/7 of which there have been very few Kent records. (F Solly)

Thursday 17th July 2008 Dumpton area

I have almost given up on mothing - it's so depressing! A few bits have started to turn up so I thought I'd share them. A couple of Small Ranunculus (14th & 16th) and the Engrailed (14th) a new moth for the garden. A Pine Hawk-moth was picked up (dead) in the Sericol carpark (15th) and is by far the most interesting moth of 2008, thus far! (Dylan)

Thursday 17th July 2008 Beltinge

A Plumed Fan-foot last night was a bit of break from the relentless boredom of recent weeks, or was it months! (Barry H)

Wednesday 16th July 2008 Pegwell Trap

Night of 15/7. Rather frustratingly, for the last few years I and more recently Tim have been catching what appear to be dead ringers for Caloptilia hauderi. Apparently though there is an uncommon form of Caloptilia semifascia that is similar, although I can find no references to this and we don't take the normal form. Attempts to confirm the id have so far been unsuccessful. The latest one (the first this year) was in my garden last night. (F Solly)

Wednesday 16th July 2008 Westgate Thanet

Quite a few moths last night, including Tree-lichen Beauty, Least Yellow Underwing, Caloptilia hauderi and Argyresthia goedartella, which is a rather attractive moth, I Think (Tim H)

Tuesday 15th July 2008 Westgate Thanet

It's been quiet in my garden recently. A few odds and ends over the past week have included Aspilapteryx tringipennella, July Highflyer, Small Blood-vein, Dark Sword Grass, Pammene fasciana, Lime & Poplar Hawk Moths, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Nutmeg, Small Ranunculus, Campion and The Spectacle. (Tim H)

Friday 11th July 2008 Kingsgate & Pegwell Traps

Less dull than usual at Kingsgate last night, a better variety of the usual seasonal suspects although still in woeful numbers. A bit of spice always makes things less dull of course and this was provided by what appears to be a Jersey Mocha - it will probably need to be chopped up to confirm. Pegwell was once again affected by the wind and was rather unremarkable - 2 Yarrow Pugs is notable for the site. (F Solly)

Thursday 10th July 2008 Pegwell Trap

Night of 9/7. A Dark Umber at Pegwell was a real treat on the Concrete Isle, other than that a small influx of Silver Ys and a couple of Dark Sword-grass were the only things amongst a very poor selection of the usual junk, (F Solly)

Wednesday 9th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 8/7 - best was a Lead-coloured Pug, a new site species. Appearing here for the first time this year were Drinker, Brown Line Bright-eye, Rosy Minor, Shaded Broad-bar and Least Yellow Underwing. (Barry H)

Tuesday 8th July 2008 Pegwell Trap

The last two nights have perhaps been my worst July moff nights particularly at Pegwell, although there was a bit of local interest there last night (7/7) in the form of a Miller (a very infrequent visitor to these parts) and a Blue-bordered Carpet - a much declined species. Other than that a Dark Sword-grass - something of a rarity this year and a nice Catoptria falsella were the pick of the very few moffs in the trap. Elsewhere it was just dull, (F Solly)

Tuesday 8th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 7/7 - at last a migrant, a Rush Veneer in the trap last night, the only other thing of note being a Lunar-spotted Pinion, (Barry H)

Sunday 6th July 2008 Beltinge

Night 5/7 - still no real signs of migration in the trap apart from a few Silver Y and Diamond-back Moth, A couple of reasonables included Dotted Fan-foot and Southern Wainscot. (Berry H)

Saturday 5th July 2008 Westgate Thanet

A Dark Sword Grass was my first of the year, whilst a few other bits included Small Ranunculus, Dusky Sallow, Clancy's Rustic, Cinnabar, Brown-tail, 2 Diamond-backs, Silver-Y, Eyed Hawk-moth, 3 Light Arches and a nice fresh Sycamore. (Tim H)

Friday 4th July 2008 Red-belted Clearwing

This is were i attempted to photograph the Red-belted Clearwing in flight, (Gadget)

Friday 4th July 2008 Sandwich Bay

The Moth called Bright Wave was seen on the wing today over at Sandwich Bay. (Jason M)

Wednesday 2nd July 2008 Stone Bay Thanet

A lunchtime visit to Stone Bay, Broadstairs, sun, sand and sea - horrible. Anyway the purpose of the visit was to look for the local tortrix Selania leplastriana, which was quickly found flying amongst its foodplant - Wild Cabbage at the cliff base. That done I quickly left the 'delights' of the golden sands. (F Solly)