Species List for 19/04/2026

 There were four traps. A 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden. Still not great. There were 18 moths of ten species with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
44.001	Alucita hexadactyla	Many-plumed Moth	1
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2
73.032	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1	nfy
73.058	Cucullia verbasci	Mullein	2
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.247	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	3
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
74.004	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1

Nut-tree Tussock

Species List for 04/04/2022

 A warmidh night brought s few more moths with  16 moths of seen species and one NFY, a Nut-tree Tussock which is on the earliest date I have caught one at this site.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	6
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1	NFY

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Nut-tree Tussock,

Species List for 26/05/2021

A better night in the current circumstances with 15 moths of ten species, four NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	2
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1	NFY
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1	NFY
2173	Hadena bicruris	Lychnis	1	NFY
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	2
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1

 

Poplar Hawk-moth,

Green Carpet,

Lychnis,

Setaceous Hebrew Character,

Nut-tree Tussock,

Waved Umber,

Species List for 09/05/2021

 A much better day, with 19 moths of 14 species, eight NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1	NFY
1853	Eupithecia dodoneata	Oak-tree Pug	2	NFY
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1	NFY
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	2	NFY
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	1	NFY
2157	Lacanobia w-latinum	Light Brocade	1	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1	NFY
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1	NFY

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Swallow Prominent

Common Pug

Oak-tree Pug

Light Brocade,

Angle Shades

Nut-tree Tussock

Nutmeg

Waved Umber

Species List for 22/4/2019

56 Moths of 18 species including six NFY. I believe that the White Spot was on the Earliest date recorded in Kent (on the Kent Database) and there were two others last night caught by Tony Rouse. The only other April record was on the 30/3/2009 at Dungeness.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	9
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	9
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1852	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	2	NFY
1853	Eupithecia dodoneata	Oak-tree Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	9
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1	NFY
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2	NFY
2172	Hadena albimacula	White Spot	1	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	11
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
2291	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1	NFY
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1	NFY

 Bright-line Brown-eye

 White Spot

 Nut-tree Tussock

Muslin Moth