Recorded on two dates prior to 1990, at Rspb Reserve 6th October 73 (RE.Scott) and Dungeness 20th
July 74 (P.Follett). The only record cited for the area in JMC-H is the former. Several pupae found in
potato fields in Lydd and New Romney in a few of the years in the late fifties and sixties (per E.Carpenter).
Since then, found dead in Greatstone August 91.
Dungeness 18th August 94.
Dungeness 10th October 95.
Littlestone 21st July 96.
Rspb 22nd, 26th (S.Warry) August 01.
Littlestone, in the garden of J.Todd 8th October 04.
Dungeness, larva on potato 30th July 05.
New Romney, larva found wandering 28th July 06 (F.Duke). |