Dorothy started recording from the end of may 2004, initially under the guidance of Barry but
has quickly picked up the rudiments and has contributed much to the moths seen in 2004.
Her and husband Robert have recently moved from Lydd to the Kerton Road area at Lydd-on-
Sea. The front of the house faces west overlooking the crests of shingle waves west to the
RSPB reserve, and south to the sallow carr at Dungeness. Her site total to the end of 2006
now stands at 323 macro and 59 pyrals.
2004. Dorothy recorded 223 macro species. Of note:- Tawny Wave, Spurge Hawk-moth,
Langmaid's Yellow Underwing, Flame Brocade, Red-headed Chestnut, Dewick's Plusia
and Rosy Underwing. And pyrals:- Conobathra tumidana.
2005. 66 of the 249 species recorded were new. Of note:- The Mocha (new to the area),
Juniper Carpet, Scarce Chocolate-tip, Figure of Eight, Gypsy Moth, Red-headed Chestnut
and Golden-twin-spot (3).
2006. 33 of the 262 macros recorded were new, she also started to record macros and had
59 species. Of note:- Rest Harrow, Blair's Mocha, Striped Hawk-moth, Lobster Moth, Gypsy
Moth, Northern Rustic, Cosmopolitan, Porter's Rustic, Pale Shoulder and The Passenger.
And pyrals:- Psammotis pulveralis and Diasemiopsis ramburialis.
2007. 14 of the 232 species of macro she recorded were new, 1 of the 24 species of pyral
was new. Dorothy had Channel Islands Pug which was the only new moth to be recorded
this year. Her site total now stands at 336 macro and 61 pyrals. Of note:- Grass Rivulet,
Early Tooth-striped, Striped Hawk-moth, Great Dart and Dewick's Plusia.