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 13 November 2013

Species List For 12/11/2013

After a blank night, followed by one moth, in my 125 MV trap, too worn too identify, there were two moths in my actinic trap today, but none in my MV.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1923 Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn 1
2262 Agrochola circellaris Brick 1

Species List For 9/11/2013

I'm still hoping, and ran two traps last night. Four moths of four species, what fun.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 1
2262 Agrochola circellaris Brick 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

Species (List) For 8/11/2013

Just one moth, but a very seasonal addition to the year list.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1631 Poecilocampa populi December Moth 1

Friday 8 November 2013

Species List For 7/11/2013

After a week on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, I did run two traps on Monday night, but not one moth paid a visit. Last night was a little, but only a little, better with just five moths.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 4
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

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