Moths of Dungeness and Surrounding Area |
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Years
<1990
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 |
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Days
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44
107
139
168
170
108
179
151
132
173
105
92
85
139
153
162
148
83 |
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BROWN-TAIL
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Area Status: Resident
British Status: Common |
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Site
Dungeness
DB
SC
KR
CR
Rspb
DW
Greatstone
KA
BB
RC
JJ
PT
R&JT
Littlestone
KR
Lydd
EC
PC
KR
CT
JW
N.Romney
SC
KR A
KR B
A&MT
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During the seventies was frequently in the local news as a pest and harmful species and the local council
regularly torched the Sea Buckthorn at Greatstone to destroy the larval nests. Since then most of the
Buckthorn habitat has been destroyed with housing development. Frequency to light each year remains
roughly the same, varies in numbers as the population builds and then crashes.The 46th most commonly
occurring moth in the area. Data from BB and DW both show a decreasing trend in the number recorded.
Although recorded every year from all trap-sites is much commoner at Greatsone and Dungeness. Peak
month July.
Earliest date. 21st June (07). Latest date. 4th October (97). Max. 1000 at Dungeness in July 92 |
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