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.


Monday, 18 August 2014

Species lists for the three days at Lyddington, in Rutland.

We had a weekend away at the Birdfair, but I still managed some mothing. As usual we stayed at a fabulous B&B at Lyddington, along with the Birdquest team, including two of my grandsons, Jack and Josh. Both are keen naturalists and good "mothers", so we ran two traps each night.We caught a few moths, but nothing very spectacular. The best for me was a Square spotted Clay, a new species, although not a spectacular one.

 
 Square-spotted Clay (Xestia rhomboidea)
Lyddington 14/8/2013


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1
1038 Acleris laterana 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 9
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 1
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 2
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
1884 Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 8
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 9
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 11
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2131 Xestia rhomboidea Square-spotted Clay 1 New for Me
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 7
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 2
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 2

Lyddington 15/8/2013
Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 2
977 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 2
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 10
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 2
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 6
1913 Ennomos alniaria Canary-shouldered Thorn 1
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 3
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 5
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 5
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 7
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 1
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 1
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 2
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 2
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 11
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1

 Lyddington 16/8/2013
 
Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 2
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 11
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 1
1439 Trachycera advenella 3
1742 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 3
1913 Ennomos alniaria Canary-shouldered Thorn 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 7
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 18
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 7
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2293 Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 13
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1
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