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 24 May 2010

Species List for 21/5/2010 to 23/5/2010

A better variety as the weather improves. The first Hawkmoth of the year was an eyed,

23/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 1
1725 Xanthorhoe ferrugata Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 5
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 5
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 9
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2179 Panolis flammea Pine Beauty 1
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 3
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1




22/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 2
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 6
2179 Panolis flammea Pine Beauty 1
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1




21/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 6
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 1
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