Here are a few photos of moths we have found at Sissinghurst since June 2009. The list of macro species stands at over 420, recorded upto June 2011.
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Streamer |
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Blossom Underwing |
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Dotted Chestnut |
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Lead Coloured Drab |
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Top, Black Arches Middle, Alder Kitten Bottom, Bird's Wing. |
Clifden Nonpareil
This moth was a great find last autumn with nearly a 4 inch wing-span it dwarfed other moths in the trap. It's likely to have arrived from Scandinavia as breeding populations in this country are all but extinct.
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Clifden Nonpareil |
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Merveille Du Jour |
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Convolvulous Hawkmoth |
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Sallow Kitten |
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Scalloped Shell |
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Rosy Footman |