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.


Thursday 7 August 2014

Species List for 6/8/2014

Nothing special in the traps this morning, other than a new micro, Ypsolopha alpella, a quite attractive little beast. No photos today, I got engrossed in the cricket and then the light was fading.In total 378 moths of 67 species.
Ypsolopha alpella


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 5
458 Ypsolopha alpella
1 NFS
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 6
658 Carcina quercana
1
873 Blastobasis adustella
26
0964a Cochylis molliculana
1
970 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 10
1036 Acleris forsskaleana
1
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1260 Cydia splendana
12
1302 Crambus perlella
1
1303 Agriphila selasella
1
1304 Agriphila straminella
13
1305 Agriphila tristella
4
1334 Scoparia ambigualis
1
1344 Eudonia mercurella
1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 1
1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 1
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis
1
1424 Endotricha flammealis
2
1439 Trachycera advenella
3
1470 Euzophera pinguis
1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla
5
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 1
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 3
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 1
1832 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 1
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 5
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 3
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 4
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 1
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 5
2081 Euxoa tritici White-line Dart 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 10
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 24
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 56
2112 Noctua interjecta Least Yellow Underwing 2
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 2 NFY
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 63
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 2
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 4
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 3
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 1
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 2
2303 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 2
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 41
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 9
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 7
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1

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