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.


Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Species List for 17/8/2010

The second August record of Evergestis limbata (first was 23/8/2009). Presumably a second generation of a local population.

Taxon Vernacular Individuals
Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 6
Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
Agapeta hamana
1
Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
Evergestis limbata
1
Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 5
Phycitodes binaevella
1
Emmelina monodactyla
1
Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 1
Idaea aversata Riband Wave 4
Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 1
Perizoma bifaciata Barred Rivulet 1
Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 2
Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 32
Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1
Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 19
Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 26
Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 33
Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 16
Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 2
Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 9
Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 1
Hadena rivularis Campion 3
Mythimna albipuncta White-point 4
Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 2
Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 2
Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 10
Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 4
Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 2
Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 18
Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 9
Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 11
Autographa gamma Silver Y 5
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