Sunday 28th May 2006 Kingsgate Moth Trap
The Moth Trap had a single Striped Hawk - in a similar state of
wear as the Painted Ladies, Pearly Underwing and Dark
Sword-grass. Of note for Thanet amongst the resident species were a
single Scalloped Hazel and 4 Shears - although on the whole
a rather poor night. (F Solly)
Friday 26th May 2006 Pegwell Moth Trap
To
125MV light night of the 25th May 2006.1 Striped Hawkmoth.
(F Solly)
Friday 26th May 2006 Garden Newington
Thanet
A few 'bits' overnight included: 1 Yellow Belle, 2 Common Swift,
1 White Ermine, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Bright-line
Brown-eye, 1 Heart and Dart, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1
Rustic Shoulder-knot, 3 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Dark
Spectacle and a single Aethes Smeathmanniana. (Phil M)
Friday 26th May 2006 Garden Dumpton Thanet
To
125MV light night of the 25th May 2006. 2 Common Swift, 1
Bright-line Brown-eye, 2 Rustic Shoulder-knot, 4 Brimstones,
7 Silver Y’s, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Dark
Spectacle, 1 Early Grey, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Blood
Vein, 3 Freyer’s Pug and 1 Garden Pebble. (Gadget)
Wednesday 24th May 2006 Garden Newington
Thanet
Not much in the traps overnight (both traps ran all night - at long last!)
only singles of: Common Swift, Muslin Moth, Silver Y, Bright Line Brown
Eye, Turnip and a couple of Shuttle-shaped Darts. Rubbish -
though the temperature didn’t seem very good last night for that sort of
thing. (Phil M)
Tuesday 23rd May 2006 Kingsgate
Night of 22nd May 2006 produced an Eastern Bordered Straw
in the Moth Trap but little else in the way of either migrant or resident
moths. (F Solly)
Tuesday 23rd May 2006 Garden Newington
Thanet
In the trap overnight: (notice 'trap' singular rather than 'traps' plural.
It's a long story) 1 Brimstone, 1 White Ermine, 1 Muslin,
2 Common Swift, 1 Hebrew Character, 6 Shuttle-shaped Dart,
1 Vine's Rustic, 1 Dark Spectacle, 2 Silver Y, 2 Diamond
Back and 1 Rush Veneer. (Phil M)
Sunday 21st May 2006 Garden Newington
Ramsgate Thanet
An un-identified Tortrix caught overnight has just
been 'identified' as Dichrorampha Acuminatana. Very boring -
I know. (Phil M)
Sunday 21st May 2006 Garden
Newington Ramsgate Thanet
Not too much going on these past few nights - I'm still
catching a few Silver Y's and Diamond Backs every
night but nothing of any consequence. Overnight I
caught: 2 Brimstone, 1 Latticed Heath, 1 Muslin, 1 White
Ermine, 1 Heart and Dart, 8 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 3 Hebrew
Character, 3 Spectacle, 4 Silver Y, 3 Common Swifts
and 3 Diamond Backs. (Phil M)
Sunday 21st May 2006 Garden Elvington
Just a few moths due to the weather
1 Poplar Hawk Moth, 6
Flame Shoulder, 5
Hebrew Character, 1
White Ermine, 1 Brimstone,
1 Turnip
Moth, 2
Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1
Green Carpet. (TRP)
Friday 19th May 2006 Pegwell Bay
This
Emperor Moth (Male) landed at my feet while walking at Pegwell Bay
this afternoon. (CW)
Thursday
18th May 2006 Garden Newington Thanet
It was pretty evident there was quite a bit of migration overnight. I woke
up when the rain stopped at about 3.00am so decided to check the traps to
find there were Diamond-backed Moths all over the place. On
emptying the traps this morning there were 30-40 + Diamond-backs in
them, and I would estimate there were at least 100 kicking around the
lights/garden
overnight? Other migrants included 13 Silver Y's and a single Turnip
- the latter may or may not have been a migrant? Unfortunately nothing
more exotic had turned up. Other moths included: 2 Waved Umber, 2+ Brimstone,
2 Common Swift, 2 White Ermine, 1 Lime Hawk-moth, 1 Angle
Shades, 19 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Spectacle, 2 Dark
Spectacle, 1 Campion, 1 Heart and Dart, 2 Bright-line
Brown-eye and a Hebrew Character. (Phil M)
Wednesday 17th May 2006 Ramsgate Garden /
Pegwell Bay
In the traps overnight: 1 Common Swift, 1 Muslin
Moth, 1 White Ermine, 1 Silver Y, 1 Spectacle, 1 Vine's
Rustic, 1 Grey Dagger and 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart. Quite a
few Silver Y's and Latticed Heaths disturbed from the long
grass whilst at Pegwell earlier. (Phil M)
Wednesday 17th May 2006 Garden Elvington
Night of
16th
May 20061
Lime Hawkmoth, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1
White Ermine, 4
Brimstone, 3
Flame Shoulder, 1
Muslin Moth, 1 Common
Swift, 1 Angle
Shades, 1 Hebrew
Character, 1 Garden
Carpet, 3 Twin
Red Spot Carpets
(TRP)
Tuesday
16th May 2006 Pegwell
Moth Trap
Night of 15th
May 2006 A lot more moths
last night than the recent 'norm', particularly at Pegwell, where the most
notable of which were single Delicate and White-point. (F
Solly)
Tuesday
16th May 2006 Garden Newington Thanet
Quite a few moths in the traps overnight when compared with of late, which
included: Monopis Obviella, Emmelina Monodactyla, Eudonia Angustea,
White-shouldered House Moth, Caloptillia Syringella, 20 Light-brown
Apple Moth, 2 Waved Umber, 4 Brimstone, 1 Garden
Carpet, 1 Muslin Moth, 2 White Ermine, 1 Bright-line
Brown-eye, 5 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Dusky Brocade, 2 Silver
Y, 1 Spectacle, 3 Dark Spectacle, 1 Least Black
Arches, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 1 Heart and Dart and 1
Hebrew
Character. I also caught an unidentified Pug, which flew before I
could identify it? (Phil M)
Monday 15th May 2006 Garden Newington Thanet
There was a Pyrausta Autata on the wall
of the house (near the mint patch food source?) When I got home from
Peggers earlier. (Phil M)
Monday
15th May 2006 Garden Newington Thanet
Only 4 macro moths in the traps overnight - singles of: Muslin Moth,
Hebrew Character, Dark Spectacle and Red Twin-spot Carpet.
(Phil M)
Sunday
14th May 2006 Garden Newington Thanet
Moths overnight included: 2 Brimstone, 1 Muslin Moth, 1 Lime
Hawk Moth, 6 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Pale Mottled Willow,
1 least Black Arches etc. (Phil
M)
Saturday
13th May 2006 Garden Newington Thanet
In the traps overnight: 8 Brimstone, 1 Muslin, 1 White
Ermine, 3 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Silver
Y, 2 Hebrew Character, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 1 Garden
Pebble, 1 White-shouldered House Moth, 1 Caloptillia
Syringella and numerous Light-brown Apple Moths. (Phil M)
Thursday 11th May 2006 Garden Newington
Thanet
Very little around the 2 traps overnight – 2 Brimstone,
1 Hebrew Character and a Muslin Moth. (Phil
Wednesday
10th May 2006 Garden Dumpton Thanet
To light 125MV night of the 9th May 2006 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Flame
Shoulder, 1 Angel Shade, 1 Muslin Moth, 2 Light Brown Apple moths
(Gadget)
Wednesday
10th May 2006 Garden Newington Thanet
A few more moths overnight in the garden traps than the past few nights.
There were: 1 Brimstone, 1 Garden Carpet, 2 Ruby Tiger,
1 Pale-mottled Willow, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Knot Grass,
1 Dark Spectacle and half a
dozen Diamond Backs. (Phil M)
Wednesday
10th May 2006 Garden Elvington
Moths from Monday to Wednesday
1st Poplar Hawk Moth of the year also 3 Shoulder Flame, 2 Silver Y, 2
Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2
Lesser Swallow Prominent, 1
Swallow Prominent, 1
Iron Prominent, 1
Grey Dagger, 1 Lunar
Marbled, 2 Nut
Tree Tussock, 1
Knot Grass, 4 Spectacles,
2 Pine Beauty,
1 Powdered
Quaker, 2 Common
Quaker, 1 Clouded
Drab, 4
Hebrew Character, 2 Brimstone, 1
Least Black Arches, 2
Early Grey, 1 Early
Thorn
(TRP)
