Moths of Dungeness and Surrounding Area
 
Years

<1990
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
  
Days

0
0
0
1
0
1
2
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
3
6
2
1
4
6
 
  


LUNAR THORN
Selenia lunularia


Area Status:   Vagrant
British Status:   Common
 
  Site  
Dungeness
 DB
 SC
 KR
 CR
 Rspb
 DW
Greatstone
 KA
 BB
 RC
 BD
 JJ
 PT
R&JT 
Littlestone  
 KR
Lydd
 EC
 PC
 KR
 CT
 JW
N.Romney
 SC
 KR A
 KR B
 A&MT
  

     Recorded on 32 dates, New Romney 27th July 92.
                                       Lydd 28th July 94.
                                       Dungeness 24th April and Greatstone 31st July 95.
                                       New Romney 9th, Littlestone 10th, Greatstone 19th and Lydd 21st August 96.
                                       Greatstone 10th August 98.
                                       Dungeness 3rd August 02.
                                       Greatstone 19th, Dungeness 28th May and 2nd June 04.
                                       Dungeness 2nd May. Lydd 27th, 29th, and 2 on 31st July. Dungeness 16th 
                                       August 05.
                                       Littlestone 2nd and Greatstone 5th August 06.
                                       Lydd 21st July 07.
                                       Dungeness 9th, Greatstone 11th, 12th May. New Romney 6th August (KR) 08. 
                                       New Romney 26th May. Lydd 24th July. New Romney 3rd, 9th, 10th, Lydd
                                       13th August 09.



    It is thought that the mainly second-brood specimens are of continental origin.
 
         
  
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