Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 2 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 23 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 1 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 5 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 3 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 5 | |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 1 | |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 | |
1838 | Eupithecia icterata | Tawny Speckled Pug | 1 | |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 1 | |
2067 | Euplagia quadripunctaria | Jersey Tiger | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 14 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 6 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 110 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 10 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 11 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 4 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
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.
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.
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, 28 August 2015
Species List for 27/8/2015
This is the first time since the Birdfair that the rain has relented enough for me to have the inclination to set up my traps and run as usual. Was it worth it? A Jersey Tiger was good to see, but more than 50% of the 213 moths were Setaceous Hebrew Characters and there was not much of interest in the rest.
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Lyddington, Species List for 22/8/2015
Three traps on the third night.Over the three nights we caught 1057 moths of 71 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
937 | Agapeta hamana | 1 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 3 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 19 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 1 | ||
1316 | Catoptria falsella | 2 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 2 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1361 | Pyrausta aurata | 1 | ||
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 9 | |
1682 | Timandra comae | Blood-vein | 1 | |
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 1 | |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 1 | |
1759 | Ecliptopera silaceata | Small Phoenix | 1 | |
1894 | Chiasmia clathrata | Latticed Heath | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 5 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 3 | |
2003 | Notodonta ziczac | Pebble Prominent | 1 | |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 9 | |
2064 | Phragmatobia fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 12 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 157 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 41 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 25 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 18 | |
2133 | Xestia sexstrigata | Six-striped Rustic | 9 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 22 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 1 | |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 1 | |
2293 | Cryphia domestica | Marbled Beauty | 1 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 6 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 9 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 15 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 3 |
Lyddington, Species List for 21/8/2015
The secondday at the B&B. Only two traps. We managed a few moths that ended up in the Butterfly Conservation exhibit trap at the Birdfair. The Thorns were as always popular.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1038 | Acleris laterana | 1 | ||
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 1 | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 1 | ||
1303 | Agriphila selasella | 1 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 4 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 33 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 4 | ||
1316 | Catoptria falsella | 1 | ||
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 2 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 2 | |
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 6 | |
1439 | Trachycera advenella | 1 | ||
1470 | Euzophera pinguis | 1 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1673 | Hemistola chrysoprasaria | Small Emerald | 1 | |
1722 | Xanthorhoe designata | Flame Carpet | 1 | |
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 1 | |
1884 | Abraxas grossulariata | Magpie Moth | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 3 | |
1913 | Ennomos alniaria | Canary-shouldered Thorn | 1 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 3 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 3 | |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 3 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 14 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 106 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 21 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 19 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 10 | |
2133 | Xestia sexstrigata | Six-striped Rustic | 12 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 10 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 | |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 1 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 4 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 5 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 7 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 3 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 6 |
Lyddington, Species List for 20/8/2015
Three days British Birdfair gave us the opertunity for three nights mothing at Lyddington.The B&B has a spectacular garden and we ran three traps, a 125W and a 15W actinic in "Skinner type" traps, and on the first and third nights, a Heath Actinic Trap. Large Yellow Underwings were dominant.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 1 | |
658 | Carcina quercana | 1 | ||
937 | Agapeta hamana | 1 | ||
977 | Archips podana | Large Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 1 | ||
1261 | Cydia pomonella | Codling Moth | 2 | |
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 17 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 6 | ||
1348 | Parapoynx stratiotata | Ringed China-mark | 1 | |
1361 | Pyrausta aurata | 1 | ||
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 21 | |
1680 | Cyclophora punctaria | Maiden's Blush | 1 | |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 3 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1884 | Abraxas grossulariata | Magpie Moth | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 5 | |
2011 | Pterostoma palpina | Pale Prominent | 1 | |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 3 | |
2064 | Phragmatobia fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 31 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 163 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 19 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 11 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 24 | |
2133 | Xestia sexstrigata | Six-striped Rustic | 13 | |
2192 | Mythimna conigera | Brown-line Bright Eye | 1 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 1 | |
2293 | Cryphia domestica | Marbled Beauty | 1 | |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 1 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 14 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 7 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2385 | Spodoptera exigua | Small Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 2 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Species List for 18/8/2015
A poor night with just 270 moths of 47 species A few days off now, while we are at the Birdfair
at Rutland.Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 1 | |
455 | Ypsolopha scabrella | 1 | ||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 8 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 8 | |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 1 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 4 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 14 | ||
1375 | Ostrinia nubilalis | European Corn Borer | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 2 | |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 1 | ||
1497 | Amblyptilia acanthadactyla | 1 | ||
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1804 | Perizoma bifaciata | Barred Rivulet | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
1887 | Lomaspilis marginata | Clouded Border | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 3 | |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 1 | |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 | |
2081 | Euxoa tritici | White-line Dart | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 7 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 5 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 16 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 41 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 66 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 6 | |
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 1 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 3 | |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 3 | |
2303 | Thalpophila matura | Straw Underwing | 2 | |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 1 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 1 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 22 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 5 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 11 | |
2385 | Spodoptera exigua | Small Mottled Willow | 2 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 9 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Species List for 17/8/2015
One of my favourite pyralids,Conobathra tumidana, put in a third appearance here, the others in Aug 2004 and Aug2009. In total 584 moths of around 72 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0 | Cnephasia sp. | Cnephasia species | 1 | |
263 | Lyonetia clerkella | Apple Leaf Miner | 3 | |
455 | Ypsolopha scabrella | 1 | ||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 21 | ||
970 | Pandemis cerasana | Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 21 | |
1038 | Acleris laterana | 1 | ||
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 2 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 5 | ||
1302 | Crambus perlella | 2 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 10 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 44 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 1 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 4 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1375 | Ostrinia nubilalis | European Corn Borer | 3 | |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 2 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 10 | |
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 3 | |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 1 | ||
1435 | Conobathra tumidana | 1 | ||
1439 | Trachycera advenella | 3 | ||
1444 | Pempelia obductella | 1 | ||
1470 | Euzophera pinguis | 2 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 4 | ||
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 2 | |
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 1 | |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 4 | |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 8 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 12 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 6 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 | |
1981 | Laothoe populi | Poplar Hawk-moth | 2 | |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 5 | |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 5 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 4 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 17 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 14 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 28 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 54 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 115 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 7 | |
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 1 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 4 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 1 | |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 1 | |
2289 | Acronicta rumicis | Knot Grass | 1 | |
2292 | Cryphia algae | Tree-lichen Beauty | 1 | |
2295 | Cryphia muralis | Marbled Green | 2 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 11 | |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 13 | |
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 4 | |
2319 | Cosmia pyralina | Lunar-spotted Pinion | 1 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 5 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 54 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 10 | |
2381x | Hoplodrina alsines/blanda | Uncertain/Rustic agg. | 2 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 8 | |
2385 | Spodoptera exigua | Small Mottled Willow | 5 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2400 | Helicoverpa armigera | Scarce Bordered Straw | 1 | |
2418 | Earias clorana | Cream-bordered Green Pea | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 7 |
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