Passenger, caught 23/9/2006 (National moth night).

Mothing at St Margaret's

Most of the Moth lists and Photographs are from my garden (TR359450) in the village of St Margaret's at Cliffe in Kent. It is situated about 1Km from the sea and has farmland with in 100 metres. The garden is well shrubbed and about 1600 sq metres. I normally run a 125 MV lamp and a 15W actinic light over-night and once the season gets going a couple of other traps. At the moment both are 25W black Lamps. previously I used a 160W blended lamp in one of them. All traps are home made. Trapping dates refer to the date the trap was put out.

Trap Update in 2017. A new 125W MV Robinson was added to a 125W MV Skinner, 15W Actinic Skinner, two 80W MV Morris modified Skinners and a 80W MVMorris Box trap.
Traps are now (2020 onwards) 2x 125W Robinsons, 2x 80W Skinner type and 1x 15W Actinic strip light on a Skinner type .

I try and identify all the Macro Moths, with the micros I am not at all systematic, I do more than I used to with the help of the new book, but there are some that do get through.


Wednesday 27 June 2001

Species List for 26/6/2001

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 4
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 2
1640 Euthrix potatoria Drinker 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 1
1839 Eupithecia succenturiata Bordered Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 5
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 4
1951 Aethalura punctulata Grey Birch 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2
1979 Mimas tiliae Lime Hawk-moth 2
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 4
1995 Cerura vinula Puss Moth 1
2009 Ptilodon cucullina Maple Prominent 2
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 7
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 29
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 77
2098 Axylia putris Flame 3
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 8
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 3
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 4
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 4
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 17
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 3
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 1
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 1
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 8
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 2
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 2
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1

Sunday 24 June 2001

Species List for 23/6/2001

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 8
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1735 Catarhoe rubidata Ruddy Carpet 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 6
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 2
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 7
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 5
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 5
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 4
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 5
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 20
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
2163 Melanchra pisi Broom Moth 1
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 1
2166 Hadena rivularis Campion 1
2171 Hadena confusa Marbled Coronet 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 3
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 2
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 1
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2418 Earias clorana Cream-bordered Green Pea 6
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 3

Monday 4 June 2001

Species List for 3/6/2001

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1723 Xanthorhoe decoloraria Red Carpet 2

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