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, 6 August 2014

Species List for 5/8/2014

A lot more moths, a slightly warmer night with a min temp of 15.5 deg C. Four Jersey Tigers was impressive, three new species for the year. In total 725 moths of 85 species.

 Pempelia obductella

 Pempelia obductella

 Large Tabby (Aglossa pinguinalis)


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
293 Caloptilia syringella 1
426 Yponomeuta malinellus Apple Ermine 3
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 3
658 Carcina quercana 2
873 Blastobasis adustella 18
977 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 11
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 3
1063 Celypha striana 1
1260 Cydia splendana 7
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 27
1305 Agriphila tristella 4
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 3
1344 Eudonia mercurella 8
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 2
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 3
1421 Aglossa pinguinalis Large Tabby 1 NFY
1424 Endotricha flammealis 2
1425 Galleria mellonella Wax Moth 1
1438 Trachycera suavella 2
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1444 Pempelia obductella 1 NFY
1470 Euzophera pinguis 3
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 3
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 3
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 4
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 14
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 3
1782 Horisme tersata Fern 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 5
1832 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 1
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 16
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 2
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 2
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 2
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 7
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 4
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 4
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 3
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 26
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 10
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 38
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 3
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 113
2112 Noctua interjecta Least Yellow Underwing 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 83
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 3
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 6
2173 Hadena bicruris Lychnis 1
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 2
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 2
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 7
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 10
2303 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing 2 NFY
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 3
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3
2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 140
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 16
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 2
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 7
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 22
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 3
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 1
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