Earliest dates

	Dorset Moths

Earliest dates

This table is to log first sighting dates, with a comparison to early records in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and a note of the expected flight period. The list is by no means exhaustive, but the species were originally chosen by virtue of the fact that in 2007 there were some notable early emergences. Any species found earlier than the usual flight period should be reported as well as the common species. The table is sorted in earliest date sort order, with this years earliest sightings at the top.

Any new early records are welcomed for this year, and also for previous years. The data for 2006 in particular is likely to be incomplete - Last updated 11 July 2010.

B&F	Species	2010	Location	2009	2008	2007	2006	Usual first flight period (from Waring & Townsend)
2236	Pale Pinion	16-Feb	Broadmayne	14-Mar	25-Mar	20-Feb	14-Apr	Overwinters as adult, re-emerges Mar - May
1930	Oak Beauty	27-Feb	Broadwey	24-Feb	23-Jan	11-Feb	24-Mar	March-April
2190	Hebrew Character	27-Feb	Abbotsbury	17-Feb	27-Jan	17-Feb	19-Mar	March - early May
1862	Double-striped Pug	17-Mar	Verwood	13-Mar	20-Jan	31-Jan	12-Apr	Late March - May
1917	Early Thorn	17-Mar	Verwood	01-Mar	23-Feb	01-Feb	02-Apr	April - May
2179	Pine Beauty	17-Mar	Verwood	31-Mar	03-Apr	16-Feb	13-Apr	March - May
2235	Tawny Pinion	27-Mar	Preston	30-Mar	16-Mar	01-Feb	13-Apr	Overwinters as adult, re-emerges Mar - May
1760	Red-green Carpet	28-Mar	Tincleton	22-Apr	07-May	01-Feb	06-May	Overwinters as adult, re-emerges Mar - May
2186	Powdered Quaker	28-Mar	Tincleton	25-Mar	03-May	22-Mar	20-Apr	April - May
2306	Angle Shades	28-Mar	Chickerell	22-Apr	14-Mar	18-Feb	23-Apr	May - October
2188	Clouded Drab	05-Apr	Burton	27-Feb	22-Feb	23-Feb	01-Apr	Early March - May, sometimes earlier
1881	Early Tooth-striped	08-Apr	Arne	30-Mar	27-Feb	15-Mar	16-Apr	April - May
2063	Muslin Moth	10-Apr	Tolpuddle	31-Mar	10-Apr	28-Mar	27-Apr	May - early June
2005	Great Prominent	19-Apr	Wareham	09-Apr	27-Apr	13-Apr	27-Apr	Late April - June
2425	Nut-tree Tussock	22-Apr	Gillingham	31-Mar	21-Apr	01-Apr	29-Apr	Late April - June
2006	Lsr Swallow Prominent	23-Apr	Durlston	17-Apr	24-Apr	12-Apr	29-Apr	May - June, August
2102	Flame Shoulder	24-Apr	Tolpuddle	13-Apr	02-Apr	12-Apr	30-Apr	May / June and August / September
2450	Spectacle	28-Apr	Arne	17-Apr	26-Apr	08-Apr	13-Apr	Late May- mid July
2160	Bright-line Brown-eye	28-Apr	Broadwey	17-Apr	05-May	12-Apr	09-May	May - late July
2011	Pale Prominent	28-Apr	Puncknowle	09-Apr	03-May	12-Apr	13-May	May - June
1858	V-Pug	01-May	Broadwey	17-Apr	05-May	14-Apr	28-Apr	May - June
1920	Scalloped Hazel	04-May	Verwood	06-May	10-May	17-Apr		May - June
1994	Buff-tip	05-May	Arne	10-May		15-Apr	02-Jun	Late May - July
2003	Pebble Prominent	05-May	Verwood	18-Apr	27-Apr	01-Apr	21-Apr	May - June
1680	Maiden's Blush	05-May	Verwood	02-May	26-Apr	13-Apr	06-May	Early May to early July
2007	Swallow Prominent	05-May	Burton	17-Apr	26-Apr	09-Apr	29-Apr	Late April - June
1861	Poplar Hawkmoth	06-May	Tolpuddle	29-Apr	07-May	24-Apr	12-May	May-July, or early September in south.
1677	Birch Mocha	08-May	Holt Heath	05-May	15-May	16-Apr	07-May	Early May - late June
1999	Lobster Moth	09-May	W'borne Stickland	14-May	23-May	12-Apr	07-Jun	Mid May - July
1769	Spruce Carpet	15-May	Tincleton	11-Jun	21-Apr	15-Mar	07-Jun	May - July
2060	White Ermine	15-May	Beaminster	06-May	07-May	16-Apr	30-Apr	Mid May - late July
1834	Common Pug	15-May	Chickerell	14-May	16-May	18-Apr	27-May	May - June
2089	Heart and Dart	17-May	Gillingham	07-May	05-May	14-Apr	11-May	Mid May - late August
2000	Iron Prominent	17-May	Gillingham	23-Apr	05-May	14-Apr		May - June
1835	White-spotted Pug	19-May	Broadwey	10-May		15-Apr	27-May	May - June
2449	Dark Spectacle	19-May	Shapwick	20-Apr	23-May	08-May	01-Jun	June - July
2043	Orange Footman	20-May	Durlston	10-May	07-May	22-Apr	13-May	Late May - June
1832	Currant Pug	21-May	Broadwey	20-Apr	04-May	14-Apr	20-May	May - June
1689	Mullein Wave	21-May	Chickerell	24-Jun	08-May	05-May	27-May	June - July
1752	Purple Bar	24-May	Arne	11-May	11-May	18-Apr	08-Jun	May - early July
2199	Common Wainscot	24-May	Wimborne	20-May	19-Jun	07-May		June - July
1817	Foxglove Pug	25-May	Verwood	22-May		12-Apr	28-May	May - June
2389	Pale Mottled Willow	25-May	Chickerell	22-Apr	25-Apr	13-Apr	15-May	Mainly May-July, August-October
1937	Willow Beauty	25-May	Verwood	28-May	13-May	22-Apr	26-May	Early June - August
1871	Grey Birch	25-May	Arne	28-May		23-Apr		Late May - early July
1976	Privet Hawkmoth	26-May	Affpuddle	24-May	21-May	07-May	28-May	June - July
2173	Lychnis	27-May	Beaminster	21-May	15-Jun	18-Apr	01-Jun	Late May - July
2087	Turnip Moth	29-May	Broadwey	14-May	08-May	27-Mar	25-Apr	May - June, earlier are usually migrants
2439	Gold Spot	30-May	Broadwey	10-May		08-May		June - July
2014	Marbled Brown	31-May	Hurn	22-May	12-May	24-Apr	20-May	Late May - early July
2107	Large Y. Underwing	31-May	Hurn	04-May	08-May	06-May	07-May	June - October
2305	Small Angle Shades	01-Jun	Poole	31-May		16-May	02-Jun	June - July
1771a	Cypress Carpet	02-Jun	Poole	12-May	29-May	13-Apr	04-Jun	Late June - July
2058	Cream-spot Tiger	03-Jun	Broadwey	22-May	08-May	04-May	01-Jun	Late May - early July
2434	Burnished Brass	03-Jun	Affpuddle	12-May		08-May		June - July
2098	Flame	04-Jun	Blackdown	24-May	12-May	08-May		June - July
2216	Shark	04-Jun	Blackdown	19-Jun	23-May	16-May	01-Jul	Late June - August
1802	Rivulet	20-Jun	Gillingham	05-Jun	11-May	24-Apr	31-May	Late May - mid July
2057	Garden Tiger	20-Jun	Gillingham	14-Jun	11-Jun	07-Jul		July-August
2291	Coronet	28-Jun	Tolpuddle	12-Jun		04-May	16-Jun	June - July
2050	Common Footman	28-Jun	Tolpuddle	12-Jun	17-Jun	01-Jun	29-Jun	July-August
2044	Dingy Footman	28-Jun	Tolpuddle	26-Jun	14-Jul	02-Jun	29-Jun	July-August
1640	Drinker	26-Jun	Beaminster	05-Jun		03-Jun	23-Jun	July-August
2047	Scarce Footman	28-Jun	Tolpuddle	22-Jun	14-Jul	18-Jun	01-Jul	July-August
2202	L-album Wainscot	29-Jun	Poole	19-Jun	31-May	12-Jun	16-Jun	July and mid Sep to late Oct/Nov
2076	Kent Black Arches	30-Jun	Lytchett Matravers	16-Jun	02-Jul	08-Jun	29-Jun	late June-early August
2110	B-b. Yellow Underwing	01-Jul	Tolpuddle		07-Jul	05-Jun	18-Jul	July-September
2225	Minor Shoulder-knot	01-Jul			24-Jun	19-Jun	12-Jul	July-August
2154	Cabbage Moth	03-Jul	Gillingham	15-Mar	14-May	16-Apr	12-May	May - October
2343/a	Common Rustic agg.	04-Jul	Gillingham	12-Jun	16-Jul	03-Jun	25-Jul	July-August
2339	Tawny Marbled Minor	10 Jul	Tolpuddle Manor	14-Jun		22-Apr		Late May - late July
2361	Rosy Rustic	10-Jul	Affpuddle	13-Jul	08-Aug	28-Jun	05-Aug	August - October, occasionally late July to Nov.
2185	Lead-coloured Drab			22-Mar	01-Mar		13-Apr	Early April
1955	Common White Wave			10-May		15-Apr		May - June
1889	Peacock Moth				22-May	15-Apr		Late May - early July
2090	Crescent Dart			22-Jul	14-Jul	04-Jun		July-August

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