{"id":10820,"date":"2025-03-03T14:23:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T14:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/?p=10820"},"modified":"2025-03-31T19:43:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T19:43:10","slug":"moths-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/moths-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Moths: March"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Monday 31st<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More of the same but the wind dropped reducing the risk from the flood alert. The temperature was down to 3.3\u00b0C and there was an early frost. An increase of Hebrew Characters to 17 helped the total go up to 46 moths of 11 species. The highlight was a pristine female <strong>Emperor Moth<\/strong>. As these use pheromones to great affect it was a surprise there were no males in attendance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 30th <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The weather continues the same and although the thermometer said it was warmer at 8.3\u00b0C it did not feel like this in the northerly. There were 30 moths of six species with Powdered Quaker being the most interesting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 29th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The nights are cool and clear and the days warm and sunny. The cool restricts moth activity but not as much as last year when the wind was stronger. Last night the temperature dropped to 2.9\u00b0C. There were 39 moths of eight species. Three Early Thorns and a Twin-spot Quaker were the most interesting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 28th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The night started clear but enough cloud gathered to keep it 5\u00b0C warmer. This did not help the catch which went down to 20 moths of six species.\u00a0A\u00a0<strong>Powdered Quaker\u00a0<\/strong>was the first of its type this year.<\/p>\n<p>There was more luck in the shelter of the Elms where <strong>Engrailed, Dark Chestnut\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Shoulder-stripe\u00a0<\/strong>were all first for the year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 27th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A clear sky allowed the temperature down to 0.7\u00b0C and a frost to develop by first light.<\/p>\n<p>There were 29 moths of seven species. A <strong>Lead-coloured Drab\u00a0<\/strong>was the most notable as it is not quite annual here.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 26th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A little bit warmer last night at 3.4\u00b0C gave a slight increase to 50 moths of 14 species.<\/p>\n<p>Pine Beauties are always nice to see and a <strong>Waved Umber<\/strong> was new for the year. A <em>Depressaria daucella\u00a0<\/em>was the first since 2019. It was warm enough for a Great Silver Diving Beetle to reappear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 25th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the minimum down to 0.2\u00b0C it was not a surprise that the catch was down to 29 moths of eight species. There was 11 each of Hebrew Character and Common Quaker and no large water beetles of any type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday 24th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although damp grey conditions were well established by first light there were still 90 moths of 11 species. Two <strong>Early Thorns<\/strong> and an <em>Agonopterix ocellana\u00a0<\/em>were firsts for the year. Two Oak Beauties were the visual highlight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 23rd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another overcast night with occasional light rain. It was a bit cooler down to 7.7\u00b0C and the catch dropped slightly to 126 moths but the number of species increased to 17. The highlights were our second ever record of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Barred Tooth-striped<\/strong><\/span> and our second migrant of the year - a <strong>Pearly Underwing<\/strong>. Also of note was a Dotted Chestnut and one each of Pale and <strong>Tawny Pinion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11039\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11039\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barred-Toothstripe.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barred-Toothstripe.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barred-Toothstripe.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Barred-Toothstripe.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barred Toothstripe. March 23rd 2025. I Hunter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11040\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11040\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-colour-forms-of-Diurnea-fagella.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-colour-forms-of-Diurnea-fagella.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-colour-forms-of-Diurnea-fagella.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Two-colour-forms-of-Diurnea-fagella.-March-23rd-2025.-I-Hunter-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Diurnea fagella<\/em> - two forms. 23 March 2025. I Hunter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Saturday 22nd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A layer of cloud with occasional light rain kept the temperature above 9.7\u00b0C. This resulted in an even better catch of 139 moths of 14 species. This included the first migrant - a <strong>Dark Swordgrass<\/strong>. Twin-spot Quaker, Herald and <em>Agonopterix arenella\u00a0<\/em>were new for the year. A large\u00a0<em>Dytiscus\u00a0<\/em>fortunately did not cause any damage in the trap.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 21st<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although the minimum was higher at 7.3\u00b0C there were less moths - 48 of eight species.\u00a0Two <strong>Small Quakers<\/strong> and an <strong>Angle Shades<\/strong> were new for the year as was a Great Silver Diving Beetle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 20th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The warm daytime conditions build up but it still dropped to 2.5\u00b0C overnight with a clear sky. The warmth one out though and there were 106 moths of seven species in the car park. I do not remember a three-figure March count before. There were 52 Hebrew Characters, 23 Common Quakers, 22 March Moths, five Clouded Drabs, two Dotted Borders, an <em>Acleris hastiana<\/em>\u00a0and, new for the year, a Red Chestnut.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 19th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What a difference a day makes. The same two traps were put out last night in the same places but saw much higher numbers. The carpark trap held 40 moths including 26 Hebrew Characters and <strong>Early Grey<\/strong> and <strong>Pine Beauty<\/strong> new for the year. The Elms trap had 15 moths of five species including a <em>Diurnea fagella<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 18th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still freezing conditions but two traps were put out to show University of Kent students the methodology. The mv trap in the carpark managed a mighty eight moths of four species and an actinic in The Elms scored nine, including our first <strong>Chestnut<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 11th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It remained mild with a minimum of 7.8\u00b0C. There were 23 moths of seven species. <strong>Dotted Border<\/strong> and <strong>Oak Beauty<\/strong> were new for the year. The others were 14 Hebrew Characters, two each of March Moth, Common Quaker, and Clouded Drab plus a Common Plume.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10950\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10950\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Oak-Beauty-March-11th-2025-I-Hunter-scaled-e1741723806662.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oak Beauty March 11th 2025. I Hunter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Monday 10th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Although it was warm during the day the night time temperature dropped to 3.6\u00b0C. There were still 24 moths. Hebrew Character was the first to reach double figures with 16. There were also three Common Quakers, two Clouded Drabs, two March Moths and an <em>Acleris hastiana.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It looks as if we will squeeze one more night in before the cold returns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday 7th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mild spell continues and the trap along Sandown Road was operated. There were 13 moths- ten Hebrew Characters, two Common Quakers and new for the year <em>Diurnea fagella<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday 6th<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lure of a mild night meant the trap was out in the car park for the first time this year The clear sky did allow the temperature to reduce to 5.3\u00b0C but there were still 17 moths.<\/p>\n<p>These were eight Hebrew Characters, three <strong>March Moths<\/strong>, two Common Quakers plus singles of <strong>Dotted Chestnut<\/strong>, <strong>Clouded Drab<\/strong>, Common Plume and <em>Agonopterix alstroemeriana.<\/em> There was a similar range to Actinic traps in the Elms.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10861\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10861\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-Moth-7th-March-2025-I-Hunter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-Moth-7th-March-2025-I-Hunter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-Moth-7th-March-2025-I-Hunter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-Moth-7th-March-2025-I-Hunter-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March Moth. 7th March 2025 I Hunter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10862\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10862\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10862\" src=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clouded-Drab-6th-March-2025.-I-Hunter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clouded-Drab-6th-March-2025.-I-Hunter.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clouded-Drab-6th-March-2025.-I-Hunter-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clouded-Drab-6th-March-2025.-I-Hunter-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10862\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clouded Drab. 6th March 2025. 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