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 20 July 2006

Species List for 19/7/2006

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus
2
1362 Pyrausta purpuralis
1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 3
1377 Perinephela lancealis
1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata
2
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis
1
1439 Trachycera advenella
3
1443 Pempelia genistella
3
1458 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine 3
1637 Lasiocampa quercus Oak Eggar 2
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 1
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 3
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 9
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 2
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 3
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 6
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 6
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 4
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 4
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 1
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 3
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 1
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 23
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2077 Nola cucullatella Short-cloaked Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 11
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 3
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
2098 Axylia putris Flame 6
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 28
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 34
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 2
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 5
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 8
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 17
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 7
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 5
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 2
2202 Mythimna l-album L-album Wainscot 3
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 9
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 9
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 2
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 3
2319 Cosmia pyralina Lunar-spotted Pinion 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 38
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1
2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 2
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 13
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 1
2377 Arenostola phragmitidis Fen Wainscot 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 49
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 17
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 4
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2410 Protodeltote pygarga Marbled White Spot 1
2418 Earias clorana Cream-bordered Green Pea 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 166
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 2

Sunday 2 July 2006

Species List for 1/7/2006


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
1292 Calamotropha paludella   1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 1
1356a Evergestis limbata   1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 3
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1654 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty 1
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 2
1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 3
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1782 Horisme tersata Fern 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 1
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 5
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 5
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 18
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 3
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 2
2009 Ptilodon cucullina Maple Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 8
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 27
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 51
2098 Axylia putris Flame 16
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 5
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 18
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 7
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 5
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 2
2170 Hadena compta Varied Coronet 1
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 2
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 5
2323 Apamea sublustris Reddish Light Arches 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 18
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 12
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 3
2413 Deltote bankiana Silver Barred 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1

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