Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 2 |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | | 1 |
1669 | Hemithea aestivaria | Common Emerald | 1 |
1699 | Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 2 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 5 |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 |
1777 | Hydriomena furcata | July Highflyer | 1 |
1894 | Chiasmia clathrata | Latticed Heath | 1 |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 5 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 |
2003 | Notodonta ziczac | Pebble Prominent | 1 |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 2 |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 2 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 16 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 2 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 12 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 7 |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 5 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 4 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 11 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 7 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 3 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 1 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger | 3 |
2289 | Acronicta rumicis | Knot Grass | 1 |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 2 |
2295 | Cryphia muralis | Marbled Green | 1 |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 2 |
2303 | Thalpophila matura | Straw Underwing | 1 |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 4 |
2319 | Cosmia pyralina | Lunar-spotted Pinion | 1 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 14 |
2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 2 |
2342 | Mesoligia literosa | Rosy Minor | 1 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 9 |
2352 | Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow | 1 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 14 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 6 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 34 |
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.
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.
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.
Saturday, 31 July 2010
Species List for 30/7/2010
Heavy rain woke me at 4 a.m. One of my Black-lights wasn't working, despite being covered, and I feared the worse, but it is working OK tonight. Nevertheless the catch last night was poor, but with three new seasonal (autumn) moths, Copper Underwing, Rosy Rustic and Straw Underwing.
Friday, 30 July 2010
Species List for 29/7/2010
Autumn is here with the first Flounced Rustic.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
14 | Hepialus humuli | Ghost Moth | 1 |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 2 |
1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | | 4 |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | | 7 |
1470 | Euzophera pinguis | | 1 |
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 |
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 2 |
1669 | Hemithea aestivaria | Common Emerald | 1 |
1673 | Hemistola chrysoprasaria | Small Emerald | 1 |
1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 |
1699 | Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 1 |
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 7 |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 2 |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 1 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 14 |
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 1 |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 3 |
1804 | Perizoma bifaciata | Barred Rivulet | 1 |
1835 | Eupithecia tripunctaria | White-spotted Pug | 1 |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 6 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 |
1884 | Abraxas grossulariata | Magpie Moth | 1 |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 1 |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 6 |
1922 | Ourapteryx sambucaria | Swallow-tailed Moth | 1 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 1 |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 1 |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 |
1981 | Laothoe populi | Poplar Hawk-moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 3 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 |
2000 | Notodonta dromedarius | Iron Prominent | 1 |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 3 |
2030 | Euproctis similis | Yellow-tail | 2 |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 5 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 39 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 6 |
2064 | Phragmatobia fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 1 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 7 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 3 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 3 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 4 |
2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 13 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 2 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 |
2164 | Hecatera bicolorata | Broad-barred White | 1 |
2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 2 |
2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 1 |
2278 | Acronicta megacephala | Poplar Grey | 1 |
2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 1 |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger | 2 |
2289 | Acronicta rumicis | Knot Grass | 2 |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 2 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 2 |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 3 |
2319 | Cosmia pyralina | Lunar-spotted Pinion | 1 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 7 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 14 |
2352 | Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow | 2 |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 2 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 15 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 4 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 |
2425 | Colocasia coryli | Nut-tree Tussock | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 17 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
2489 | Zanclognatha tarsipennalis | Fan-foot | 1 |
Species List for 28/7/2010
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 2 |
1378 | Phlyctaenia coronata | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 4 |
1399 | Dolicharthria punctalis | 1 | |
1413 | Hypsopygia costalis | Gold Triangle | 1 |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 4 | |
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 1 |
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 1 |
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 1 |
1705 | Idaea fuscovenosa | Dwarf Cream Wave | 1 |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 2 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 5 |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 |
1777 | Hydriomena furcata | July Highflyer | 1 |
1804 | Perizoma bifaciata | Barred Rivulet | 1 |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 1 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 |
1888 | Ligdia adustata | Scorched Carpet | 1 |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 4 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 1 |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 4 |
1981 | Laothoe populi | Poplar Hawk-moth | 2 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 3 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 |
2000 | Notodonta dromedarius | Iron Prominent | 1 |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 2 |
2030 | Euproctis similis | Yellow-tail | 2 |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 2 |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 5 |
2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 2 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 32 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 |
2064 | Phragmatobia fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 2 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 15 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 7 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 9 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 5 |
2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 2 |
2278 | Acronicta megacephala | Poplar Grey | 1 |
2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 1 |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger | 4 |
2289 | Acronicta rumicis | Knot Grass | 2 |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 5 |
2295 | Cryphia muralis | Marbled Green | 1 |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 3 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 18 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 25 |
2350 | Chortodes pygmina | Small Wainscot | 1 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 10 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 2 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 2 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 34 |
Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Species List for 27/7/2010
A quiet night, with nothing too exciting. I did notice a few tristella in he traps and the first Least Yellow Underwing for the year.
Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
Yponomeuta evonymella | Bird-cherry Ermine | 3 |
Ethmia bipunctella | 1 | |
Epiblema uddmanniana | Bramble Shoot Moth | 1 |
Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 3 |
Agriphila tristella | 5 | |
Pyrausta aurata | 1 | |
Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 4 |
Phlyctaenia coronata | 4 | |
Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 2 |
Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 |
Dolicharthria punctalis | 1 | |
Orthopygia glaucinalis | 2 | |
Endotricha flammealis | 2 | |
Galleria mellonella | Wax Moth | 3 |
Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 |
Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 3 |
Hemistola chrysoprasaria | Small Emerald | 1 |
Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 2 |
Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 2 |
Idaea fuscovenosa | Dwarf Cream Wave | 1 |
Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 |
Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 3 |
Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 23 |
Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 |
Hydriomena furcata | July Highflyer | 2 |
Perizoma bifaciata | Barred Rivulet | 2 |
Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 2 |
Eupithecia tripunctaria | White-spotted Pug | 2 |
Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 5 |
Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 4 |
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 |
Abraxas grossulariata | Magpie Moth | 1 |
Ligdia adustata | Scorched Carpet | 1 |
Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 1 |
Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 8 |
Ourapteryx sambucaria | Swallow-tailed Moth | 1 |
Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 |
Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 |
Ectropis bistortata | Engrailed | 1 |
Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 11 |
Laothoe populi | Poplar Hawk-moth | 1 |
Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 6 |
Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 |
Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 |
Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 6 |
Euproctis similis | Yellow-tail | 5 |
Miltochrista miniata | Rosy Footman | 1 |
Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 2 |
Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 5 |
Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 1 |
Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 54 |
Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 3 |
Phragmatobia fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 2 |
Meganola albula | Kent Black Arches | 1 |
Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 |
Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 1 |
Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 6 |
Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 7 |
Axylia putris | Flame | 11 |
Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 |
Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 2 |
Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 3 |
Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 |
Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 239 |
Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 20 |
Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 1 |
Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 1 |
Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 1 |
Acronicta tridens/psi | Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger | 5 |
Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 2 |
Cryphia muralis | Marbled Green | 1 |
Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 1 |
Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 5 |
Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 18 |
Mesoligia furuncula | Cloaked Minor | 1 |
Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 19 |
Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow | 1 |
Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 18 |
Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 11 |
Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 |
Pseudoips prasinana | Green Silver-lines | 1 |
Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 12 |
Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Species List for26/7/2010 - inc Splendid Brocade
A warm and cloudy night, but it didn't bring huge numbers, however a second Splendid Brocade was a surprise. Also the 6th Langmaid's Yellow Underwing of the year, amongst eight Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 1 |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 3 |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 |
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 1 |
1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | 3 | |
1417 | Pyralis farinalis | Meal Moth | 1 |
1436 | Conobathra repandana | 2 | |
1458 | Myelois circumvoluta | Thistle Ermine | 1 |
1637 | Lasiocampa quercus | Oak Eggar | 1 |
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 2 |
1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 |
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 4 |
1705 | Idaea fuscovenosa | Dwarf Cream Wave | 1 |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 4 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 11 |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 2 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 |
1777 | Hydriomena furcata | July Highflyer | 5 |
1804 | Perizoma bifaciata | Barred Rivulet | 1 |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
1835 | Eupithecia tripunctaria | White-spotted Pug | 2 |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 6 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 |
1887 | Lomaspilis marginata | Clouded Border | 1 |
1912 | Ennomos quercinaria | August Thorn | 1 |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 1 |
1922 | Ourapteryx sambucaria | Swallow-tailed Moth | 1 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 6 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 3 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 1 |
1947 | Ectropis bistortata | Engrailed | 1 |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 3 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 |
2009 | Ptilodon cucullina | Maple Prominent | 2 |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 7 |
2030 | Euproctis similis | Yellow-tail | 3 |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 6 |
2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 2 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 44 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 7 |
2064 | Phragmatobia fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 2 |
2081 | Euxoa tritici | White-line Dart | 1 |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 10 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 6 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 16 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 6 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 6 |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2110a | Noctua janthina | Langmaid's Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 8 |
2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 17 |
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 1 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 1 |
2159a | Lacanobia splendens | Splendid Brocade | 1 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 |
2173 | Hadena bicruris | Lychnis | 1 |
2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 1 |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 3 |
2295 | Cryphia muralis | Marbled Green | 2 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 2 |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 5 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 18 |
2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 3 |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 1 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 30 |
2352 | Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow | 4 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 18 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 12 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 2 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 26 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
2489 | Zanclognatha tarsipennalis | Fan-foot | 3 |
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