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 21 July 2004

Species List for 20/7/2004

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
970 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1083 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 6
1302 Crambus perlella
2
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata
1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata
4
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis
1
1424 Endotricha flammealis
4
1454 Dioryctria abietella
1
1458 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine 1
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1
1690 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein 1
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 10
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 1
1765 Cidaria fulvata Barred Yellow 1
1804 Perizoma bifaciata Barred Rivulet 1
1813 Eupithecia haworthiata Haworth's Pug 2
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 7
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 6
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 2
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 3
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 5
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 1
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 4
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 15
2057 Arctia caja Garden Tiger 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 8
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 20
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 13
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3
2119 Peridroma saucia Pearly Underwing 2
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 17
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 4
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 29
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 4
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 11
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 33
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 3
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
2466 Lygephila pastinum Blackneck 1
2469 Scoliopteryx libatrix Herald 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2

Friday 2 July 2004

Species list for 1/7/2004


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 2
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 4
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 7
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 7
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 2
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 2

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