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.


Friday 23 August 2002

Species List for 22/8/2002


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 0 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 2
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1838 Eupithecia icterata Tawny Speckled Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 14
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 3
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 7
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 7
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 20
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 5
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 5
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 3
2316 Cosmia affinis Lesser-spotted Pinion 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 18
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1

Saturday 3 August 2002

Species List for 2/8/2002


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata
2
1425 Galleria mellonella Wax Moth 1
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1693 Scopula floslactata Cream Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 4
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1889 Macaria notata Peacock Moth 1
1894 Chiasmia clathrata Latticed Heath 1
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 4
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
2026 Orgyia antiqua Vapourer 1
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 1
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 10
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 5
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 3
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 4
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 18
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 2
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 4
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2293 Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty 2
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 4
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 5
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 4
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 1
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 1

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