Moths
The ANNUAL MEETING AND EXHIBITION will once again be at the Venture Centre in Lawford on SATURDAY MARCH 21st 2009 (10:30 - 5:30).
MAIN NEWS
14 September 2008 - Prays peregrine, Kathleen Black – NEW FOR ESSEX
26 June - Red-belted Clearwings mating, Michael Lawrence
31 July - Red-tipped clearwing, Colchester Zoo, Jim Latham
23rd September - Fisher's Esturine Moth, Beaumont Quay - Steve Rolls
25th August - A Dark crimson underwing. There doesn't seem to have been one since the 1951 - Barbara Lock
Cypress Carpet, Don Down (4th for Essex) who also got a
Rosy marbled, Don Down on National Moth night.
4 June - Rosy marbled, Tiptree Heath, Ian Rose at our EMG meeting earlier in the year.
Beautiful Snout, Dave Barnard which I believe is a first for Essex.
August 7th - once again had a White-spotted pinion, Langenhoe, Hugh Owen
August 15th - White-spotted pinion, Forrd farm Brightlingsea, David Scott
ESSEX MOTH GROUP MEETINGS 2008
Friday 16th May - Pods Wood
Not a lot tonight in our first venture out. Many were grumbling over how poor the year has been so far. Pods Wood is one of the favourite haunts of the EMG but we gave up early after a poor turn out of 7 moths. They were: common white wave, white wave, green carpet, coxcomb prominent, pebble hook-tip, scalloped hook-tip and brown silver-lines.
Wednesday 4th June – Tiptree Heath
Quite a pleasant evening that didn't quite match the turnout of last year where we attracted a significant number of people from Tiptree under 30. It was almost like a party! This year it was much more a gathering of the regulars. We had 33 species of maths which seemed pretty good given the year we've had so far. We had one highlight near the end of the evening which was a rosy marbled, the first record for this sight, or even this region of North East Essex. The local speciality of the True Lover's Knot was once again in evidence. The rest of the night's moths were: brimstone, brown silver lines, clouded border, clouded silver, common carpet, common marbled carpet, common pug, common swift, common wainscot, common white wave, elephant hawk moth, flame shoulder, green carpet, heart and dart, light emerald, marbled minor, middle barred minor, marbled brown, mottled rustic, pale tussock, poplar hawk mothn, shears, silver-ground carpet, small phoenix, straw dot, treble lines and waved umber. Our 4 micros were bramble shoot, epinotia immundana, light brown apple moth and scoparia ambigualis.
Saturday 7th June – National Moth Night, High Woods
Sadly this was a total washout! Still I turned up at 10.15 only to find out that it was cancelled. Thankfully I was not arrested.
Thursday 12th June – Friday Woods
A very disappointing night. The wind came up the temperture dropped. One generator packed up, but the loss was not that great. 14 members of the Essex Moth Group turned up, but only 9 moths joined in! 6 Green Oak Tortrix moths, 2 buff ermines and a common swift. Many thanks to the efforts of the army for letting us in. Hopefully we might try in August if the weather feels a little more generous.
Friday 11th July – Castle Park
Meet at lower Castle Park at 9 pm. It's raining again! However I still went.
Wednesday July 16th – Beth Chatto Elmstead
Meet there at 9 pm.
Friday 18th July – Buntings Meadow
Meet at Hubert Road, Lexden Glen entrance at 9 pm.
Tuesday July 22nd – Cudmore Grove Meet in car park at 9 pm. “Bring a trap”.
It may make sense to ring either of the numbers below to check whether they are still on.
David Allen
Telephone 01206 734357 Mobile 07946733421