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 12 August 2015

Species List for 10/8/2015

An exceptional nightwith 585 moths of around 106 species. The star was a Wormwood, which was new to te garden. In addition a Second Ni Moth and a Gold Spot as well as a Jersey Tiger were appreciated by my visitiong, budding mothers, Jack and Josh. It's always good to have help with the traps and even better when it is two of your grsnchildren.

 The Wormwood


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
426 Yponomeuta malinellus Apple Ermine 2
455 Ypsolopha scabrella
1
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 2
695 Agonopterix alstromeriana
1
873 Blastobasis adustella
13
937 Agapeta hamana
1
972 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 20
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1063 Celypha striana
4
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 1
1302 Crambus perlella
1
1304 Agriphila straminella
10
1305 Agriphila tristella
10
1344 Eudonia mercurella
7
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
1365 Pyrausta despicata
1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 19
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata
2
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 3
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 2   
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis
1
1424 Endotricha flammealis
3
1438 Trachycera suavella
4
1439 Trachycera advenella
1
1441 Oncocera semirubella
1
1470 Euzophera pinguis
1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla
6
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 2
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1
1673 Hemistola chrysoprasaria Small Emerald 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 7
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 2
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 4
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 32
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1830 Eupithecia absinthiata Wormwood Pug 1
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 3
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 3
1867 Aplocera plagiata Treble-bar 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 4
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 2
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 3
2033 Lymantria monacha Black Arches 1
2037 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 5
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 1
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 3
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 1
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 4
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 19
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 12
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 78
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 15
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 4
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 39
2112 Noctua interjecta Least Yellow Underwing 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 7
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 5
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2211 Cucullia absinthii Wormwood 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 5
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 2
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 5
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 2
2319 Cosmia pyralina Lunar-spotted Pinion 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 6
2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 93
2343a Mesapamea didyma Lesser Common Rustic 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 3
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 1
2381x Hoplodrina alsines/blanda Uncertain/Rustic agg. 10
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2
2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 24
2400 Helicoverpa armigera Scarce Bordered Straw 1
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 1
2432 Trichoplusia ni Ni Moth 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2439 Plusia festucae Gold Spot 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 7
2449 Abrostola triplasia Dark Spectacle 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2

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