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.


Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Species List for 18/7/2011

With an horrendous forecast, for heavy rain overnight, I ran just two traps, in their "defensive" positions. Even so 45 Macros was an improvement. Lesser Yellow Underwing was a belated entry for the year.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1036 Acleris forsskaleana
1
1063 Celypha striana
2
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 6
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 4
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 4
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 2
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1 NFY
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 3
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 5
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 2
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 5
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 2
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

54 Moths of 24 Species, (21 Macro, 3 Micro).
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