Moths: August 2022
Sunday 7th With the temperature down to 10.1°C there were 209 moths of 54 species. The only moths originating from migration were two Dark Swordgrasses and a Rush Veneer. A Jersey Tiger chose not to join the seething mass and sat outside the trap. Saturday 6th A cooler night with the temperature dropping to 11°C saw the catch more than…
Moths: July 2022
Friday 29th Catches seem to be stuttering with not much new to report on. Still good numbers of residents though. A Bordered Straw was the first for a few weeks and there were singles of Rest Harrow, Small Scallop, and Large Emerald in the Whitehouse area. Thursday 28th Dewick’s Plusia and Sussex Emerald were trapped overnight around the Haven…
Moths: June 2022
June 28th Although it was windy during the day it did drop but the sky was fairly clear and the temperature just stayed in double figures with a minimum of 10.5° C. There were just 115 moths of 40 species. Small Angle Shades is scarce here and so one was of note. A visitor had more joy adding Scallop Shell…
Moths: May 2022
Tuesday 31st Cold overnight temperatures hampered the catch in the trap but a few Nemophora degeerella were along the Worth track. A Water Ermine in the trap was new for the year. Monday 30th Nematopogon metaxella was the highlight in the moth trap. The nights are cold, down to 4.5°C last night so an overall catch of 65 moths of…
Moths: April 2022
Saturday 30th Ditto, ditto. Although the temperature stayed above the dizzy heights of 8.3°C the moths were not impressed and there were just five- two Common Quakers and singles of Oblique-striped,Shuttle-shaped Dart and Powdered Quaker. Friday 29th Weather – ditto, moths not ditto. There were 21 of 16 species. This included the first Pinion-spotted Pug and Poplar Hawk-moth for…
Moths: March 2022
Wednesday 30th Another overcast night, this time with drizzle, kept the catch to 36 moths of 10 species. For the first time Common Quaker outnumbered Hebrew Character ten to nine. Two Early Greys were the first since last week. With strong winds and sleet forecast the trap will be kept inside for a few days. Tuesday 29th A return to…
Moths: February 2022
The Kent Moth Group have a new revamped website https://kentmoths.org/ It has lots of new features including maps and details of flight times. Give it a look. Thursday 17th Two Tortricoides alternella in The Elms were our first records since 2011. Wednesday 9th Another, and possibly the last chance for a few days, night when conditions were mild for…
Moths: January 2022
Tuesday 4th Although there has been an amazing run of mild weather it has been too windy and/or wet to run the trap. However, last night it seemed as if there would be one relatively calm evening before the colder air sweeps in. The temperature did not fall below 8.1°C and there were four moths in the trap – two…