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.


Thursday 11 August 2005

Species List for 10/8/2005


Species List for The Hidden House St Margaret's 10/8/2005
Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 0 4
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 1
1302 Crambus perlella 0 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 0 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 0 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 0 1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 0 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 0 2
1470 Euzophera pinguis 0 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 0 1
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 5
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 3
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 1
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 2
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 2
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 11
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 7
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 11
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 39
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 2
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 2
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 7
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 2
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 4
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2342 Mesoligia literosa Rosy Minor 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 29
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 3
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 1

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