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.


Sunday 30 June 2002

Species list for 30/6/2002


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 2
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 4
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 6
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 30
2098 Axylia putris Flame 3
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 12
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
2293 Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty 4
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 2
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2443 Autographa jota Plain Golden Y 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2

Sunday 23 June 2002

Species List for 22/6/2002


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 2
1654 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty 1
1693 Scopula floslactata Cream Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 2
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 6
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 10
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 16
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 47
2098 Axylia putris Flame 6
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 16
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 6
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 8
2166 Hadena rivularis Campion 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 4
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 4
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2

Wednesday 19 June 2002

Species List for 18/5/2002


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 7
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 3
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 2
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2009 Ptilodon cucullina Maple Prominent 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 3
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 7
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 6
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 17
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 104
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 14
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 5
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2170 Hadena compta Varied Coronet 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 2
2216 Cucullia umbratica Shark 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 6
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 4
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 8
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 2

Sunday 9 June 2002

Species List for 8/6/2002


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 6
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 26
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 3
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 6
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2166 Hadena rivularis Campion 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 2
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 3

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