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.


Monday 30 June 2008

Species List for 29/6/2008



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
1063 Celypha striana 4
1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 11
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 4
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 2
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 6
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 1
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 9
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 9
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 26
2098 Axylia putris Flame 6
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 21
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 2
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 4
2327 Apamea epomidion Clouded Brindle 1
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 1
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 3
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 4
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 3
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 1

Sunday 29 June 2008

Species List for 28/6/2008



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 9
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 2
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 4
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 4
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 8
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 36
2098 Axylia putris Flame 7
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 19
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 2
2202 Mythimna l-album L-album Wainscot 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2293 Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 1
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 4
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 5
2399 Pyrrhia umbra Bordered Sallow 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2

Saturday 28 June 2008

Species List for 27/6/2008



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 3
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1063 Celypha striana 2
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 7
1302 Crambus perlella 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1458 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 17
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 29
2098 Axylia putris Flame 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 22
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2170 Hadena compta Varied Coronet 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1

Friday 27 June 2008

Species List for 26/6/2008


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1063 Celypha striana   2
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 3
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 8
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 26
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 12
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2170 Hadena compta Varied Coronet 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

Thursday 26 June 2008

Species List for 25/6/2008



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 7
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana 1
1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 1
1063 Celypha striana 3
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 4
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 3
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 3
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 4
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 6
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 9
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 25
2098 Axylia putris Flame 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 6
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 7
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 3
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 3
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 6
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1

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