About the Kent Moths Gallery

This blog is intended as a gallery of photos for all moths found in the county of Kent. Please send through your quality images (and links to your websites) of moth species caught yesterday or yesteryear in order that this can become a complete archive of Kent's moth fauna.

Many thanks,
Tony Morris (Admin) & Ross Newham (Admin) kentmothsgallery@gmail.com

Saturday 11 July 2015

Latin (Callopistria juventina)

This Latin was caught at Orlestone Forest by Ross Newham and John Clements on 10 July 2015. It was located just outside the trap, early in the evening and represents the second Kent record (first in 1962).

Further details via Ross Blog.

The Latin, 10/7/15, Orlestone Forest, Kent (c) Ross Newham
The Latin, 10/7/15, Orlestone Forest, Kent (c) Ross Newham
The Latin, 10/7/15, Orlestone Forest, Kent (c) Ross Newham

Friday 29 May 2015

Raspberry Clearwing (Pennisetia hylaeiformis)

A potentially under-recorded moth in Kent that could be the subject of further findings now that the pheromone lure is readily available.


Raspberry Clearwing, female reared ex-larva on wild Raspberry, Aylesham, East Kent, David Shenton
Rasberry Clearwing, larval root gall, wild Raspberry, Aylesham, East Kent, David Shenton



For more information on David Shenton's excellent Raspberry Clearwing images, see his East Kent Garden Moths blog.

Orange-tailed Clearwing (Synanthedon andrenaeformis)

Orange-tailed Clearwing has two main centres of distribution in Kent - one in the south-east area near Dover and one in the northdowns area either side of the Medway gap. Known distribution may well be widened with greater use of commercially-available pheromone lures.


Orange-tailed Clearwing, to VES lure, Aylesham, East Kent, David Shenton




Lead-coloured Pug (Eupithecia plumbeolata)

Lead-coloured Pug has a stronghold in Kent to the north-east of Canterbury in coppiced woodland containing Common Cow-wheat. Other scattered records mirror distribution of foodplant.


Lead-coloured Pug, 27/5/15, Blean Woods, Kent, Ross Newham
Lead-coloured Pug, 27/5/15, Blean Woods, Kent, Ross Newham
Lead-coloured Pug, 27/5/15, Blean Woods, Kent, Ross Newham
Lead-coloured Pug, 27/5/15, Blean Woods, Kent, Ross Newham