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
 
Days

0
  5
  9
10
46
32
48
51
56
25
37
32
30
34
35
49
38
29
30
 
 
Platytes cerussella         Resident
  Site  
Dungeness
 DB
 SC
 KR
 Rspb
 DW
Greatstone
 BB
 JJ
Littlestone  
 KR
Lydd
 KR
 JW
N.Romney
 SC
 KR A
 KR B
 A&MT
 
 

    Recorded in small numbers every year with varying frequency. Status is that at Dungeness, scarce away 
    from here.
   
    Earliest Date. 31st May (94,03).  Latest Date. 11th August (98).   Max. 250 at Dungeness in June 98.
    More usually up to 50 to light. Early morning 11th July 03 there were many tens of thousands, as far as
    the eye could see, buzzing about above low vegetation to the west of the Long Pits. 
 
         
 
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