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.


Friday 27 July 2012

Species List for 26/7/12

Another good crop.albeit a little down on the previous couple of nights. 228 moths of 74 species.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
161 Zeuzera pyrina Leopard Moth 1 NFY
424 Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine 2 NFY
426 Yponomeuta malinellus Apple Ermine 4
428 Yponomeuta rorrella Willow Ermine 9
455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1 NFY
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 2
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 2
787 Bryotropha terrella 1
870 Oegoconia quadripuncta 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 3
977 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 3
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1063 Celypha striana 3
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 11
1302 Crambus perlella 3
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 2
1439 Trachycera advenella 2
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 5
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 2
1690 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 2
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 2
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 8
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 2
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 1 NFY
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 5
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 1
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 1 NFY
2037 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman 1 NFY
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 4
2049 Eilema depressa Buff Footman 2
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 31
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2077 Nola cucullatella Short-cloaked Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2098 Axylia putris Flame 3
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 9
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 2 NFY
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 4
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 17
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 10
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 8
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 8
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 3
2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 1

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