and at Brook. Another new Tortrix {Eulia formosand) with records from Ham Street and 

 Folkestone has appeared at Westwell and quite commonly at Wye, where Mr. Rudland 

 has obtained eggs from a female taken in his light trap. The larva of this moth feeds 

 on the Scots Pine and is common on the Surrey heaths from which it is spreading in all 

 directions. Other examples are too numerous to mention. 



With one or two exceptions it is doubtful whether any moths entirely new to East 

 Kent have turned up this season, but the local lists of Folkestone and Ashford have rec- 

 ceived welcome additions. One new moth a noctuid {Calophasia lunula,) is a very recent 

 addition to the British list. A specimen was taken at Ham Street by Mr. Rudland in 

 June and in the Autumn larvae were found feeding on toadflax in an area near the coast. 

 As this moth inhabits Central Europe it is adapted to long Winters and there is a chance 

 of it becoming a permanent resident. Mr. Morley has added three "Pugs" (Eupithecia), 

 small geometers which may well have been overlooked, and the very beautiful scarce 

 Silver Lines (P. bicolorana) which is widely but thinly distributed in the woods of the 

 Weald. Additions to the Ashford list include a single specimen of the Powdered Wainscot 

 {S. albovenosa) at Wye, a fenland species, and The Crescent (C. leucostigma) at Willes- 

 borough, both taken by Mr. Rudland. The Autimnal Rustic {A. glareosa) appeared at a 

 well attended "light" party in late August in a wood near Ashford. This was a single 

 male. A few days later Mr. Cue saw five in the same wood attracted to his UVR. These 

 were of both sexes and there is no doubt that the insect is breeding in that locality. This 

 moth is chiefly found in the N. and W. of England and is very rare in the S.E. 



As regards migrants, 1953 has been strangely temperamental. The Death's Head 

 (A. atropcs) has turned up recently at Folkestone and one of two Convolvulus Hawks 

 have been recorded from different places. The Delicate (L. vitellina), always an unusual 

 visitor, was taken at Folkestone on September 21st. The White Point (L. albipuncta) has 

 appeared in single specimens in many localities. It is probably a resident in this corner of 

 England. A few specimens of the Bordered Straw (i/. pelt ig era) were noticed in the 

 Summer and larvae are now feeding on the Sticky Groundsel at Dungeness. The Silver 

 Y {P. gamma) appeared late but is now extremely common. The high light of the year 

 has been the appearance of a very rare migrant, the Small Marbled {E. parva), of which 

 a large number have been seen in the S. of England in two broods. Mr. Morley took 4 at 

 light in his garden in May, and Mr. Rudland has taken specimens of the second brood at 

 Wye. It has been much more common than this elsewhere. This little moth is a Noctuid 

 of a rosy colour and can easily be overlooked as a "micro". A true Southerner it is un- 

 likely to maintain itself through the Winter. 



Irr this report popular names have been used and in many cases the scientific specific 

 name included in brackets. They are taken from South's "Butterflies and Moths of the 

 British Isles" and identification should not be difficult. Most of the new moths are 

 figured in Kirby's "Butterflies and Moths of Europe." 



E. Scott, d.s.o., m.d., f.r.e.s. 



ADDITIONAL NOTES 



A specimen of the Black Rustic Moth {Aporophyla nigra) was taken in Folkestone 

 in October, 1952, the first to be recorded in this area, and perhaps the first in Kent. 



-^ -In June 1953 a male specimen of the large Hover-fly (Volucella zonaria) was taken 

 |§j^ house in Folkestone. 



if'i<5:cV - A. jM. Morley, o.b.e., m.a., f.r.e.s. 



