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.


Friday 1 January 2016

Species List for 2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
0 Cnephasia sp. Cnephasia species 17
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 9
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 35
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 175
138 Lampronia fuscatella   1
143 Nematopogon metaxella   3
161 Zeuzera pyrina Leopard Moth 3
173 Apoda limacodes Festoon 2
228 Monopis weaverella   1
246 Tinea semifulvella   1
263 Lyonetia clerkella Apple Leaf Miner 3
282 Caloptilia elongella   1
411 Argyresthia goedartella   1
419 Argyresthia semifusca   2
420 Argyresthia pruniella Cherry Fruit Moth 3
424 Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine 14
425 Yponomeuta padella Orchard Ermine 2
0425y Yponomeuta padella/malinellus/cagnagella Yponomeuta padella/malinellus/cagnagella sp. 2
426 Yponomeuta malinellus Apple Ermine 11
428 Yponomeuta rorrella Willow Ermine 1  
441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella   1
453 Ypsolopha dentella Honeysuckle Moth 1
455 Ypsolopha scabrella   10
462 Ypsolopha sequella   2
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 73
469 Eidophasia messingiella   2
472 Digitivalva pulicariae   1
516 Coleophora trifolii Large Clover Case-bearer 1
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 79
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 6
658 Carcina quercana   19
672 Depressaria heraclei Parsnip Moth 2
695 Agonopterix alstromeriana   1
697 Agonopterix arenella   7
720 Ethmia bipunctella   1
762 Athrips mouffetella   1
787 Bryotropha terrella   11
861 Acompsia schmidtiellus   1
870 Oegoconia quadripuncta   4
0870x Oegoconia sp. An Oegoconia species 8
873 Blastobasis adustella   386
874 Blastobasis lacticolella   29
937 Agapeta hamana   30
946 Aethes rubigana   1
951 Aethes beatricella   1
955 Eupoecilia ambiguella Vine Moth 1
0964a Cochylis molliculana   1
966 Cochylis atricapitana   1
967 Cochylis pallidana   1
970 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 13
972 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 14
977 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 15
989 Aphelia paleana Timothy Tortrix 2
994 Clepsis consimilana   41
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 982
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus   17
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana   5
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 23
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana   4
1016 Cnephasia longana   1
1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana   13
1037 Acleris holmiana   2
1038 Acleris laterana   3
1044 Acleris ferrugana   1
1047 Acleris schalleriana   1
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 36
1054 Acleris cristana   1
1063 Celypha striana   285
1067 Celypha cespitana   1
1076 Celypha lacunana   8
1082 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix 7
1083 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix 14
1138 Epinotia nisella   2
1157 Crocidosema plebejana   1
1165 Zeiraphera isertana   6
1166 Zeiraphera griseana Larch Tortrix 2
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella   11
1175 Epiblema uddmanniana Bramble Shoot Moth 5
1177 Epiblema rosaecolana   3
1201 Eucosma cana   22
1202 Eucosma obumbratana   3
1233 Pammene aurita   2
1234 Pammene regiana   4
1235 Pammene trauniana   4
1259 Cydia fagiglandana   2
1260 Cydia splendana   27
1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 7
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 8
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 645
1294 Crambus pascuella   25
1301 Crambus lathoniellus   1
1302 Crambus perlella   191
1303 Agriphila selasella   18
1304 Agriphila straminella   219
1305 Agriphila tristella   231
1309 Agriphila geniculea   96
1325 Platytes alpinella   3
1329 Donacaula forficella   1
1332 Scoparia subfusca   3
1333 Scoparia pyralella   28
1334 Scoparia ambigualis   114
1334a Scoparia basistrigalis   1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata   69
1342 Eudonia angustea   10
1344 Eudonia mercurella   84
1348 Parapoynx stratiotata Ringed China-mark 1
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 19
1356a Evergestis limbata   2
1357 Evergestis extimalis   3
1361 Pyrausta aurata   10
1365 Pyrausta despicata   8
1368 Loxostege sticticalis   1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 94
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 87
1377 Perinephela lancealis   1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata   38
1380 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis   1
1390 Udea prunalis   1
1392 Udea olivalis   3
1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 21
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 210
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 24
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis   17
1417 Pyralis farinalis Meal Moth 2
1421 Aglossa pinguinalis Large Tabby 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis   60
1425 Galleria mellonella Wax Moth 4
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 61
1429 Melissoblaptes zelleri   2
1432 Anerastia lotella   1
1435 Conobathra tumidana   1
1436 Conobathra repandana   3
1438 Trachycera suavella   15
1439 Trachycera advenella   44
1440 Trachycera marmorea   1
1441 Oncocera semirubella   5
1444 Pempelia obductella   2
1445 Pempelia formosa   1
1452 Phycita roborella   2
1454 Dioryctria abietella   2
1458 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine 4
1470 Euzophera pinguis   15
1473 Ephestia elutella Cacao Moth 1
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella   8
1483 Phycitodes binaevella   2
1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla   1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla   12
1498 Amblyptilia punctidactyla   5
1500 Platyptilia calodactyla   1
1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Moth 5
1524 Emmelina monodactyla   66
1634 Malacosoma neustria Lackey 1
1637 Lasiocampa quercus Oak Eggar 1
1640 Euthrix potatoria Drinker 8
1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 32
1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 1
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 44
1654 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty 5
1663 Alsophila aescularia March Moth 3
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 9
1673 Hemistola chrysoprasaria Small Emerald 8
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 6
1684 Scopula nigropunctata Sub-angled Wave 1
1689 Scopula marginepunctata Mullein Wave 2
1690 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein 20
1692 Scopula immutata Lesser Cream Wave 1
1693 Scopula floslactata Cream Wave 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 128
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 51
1705 Idaea fuscovenosa Dwarf Cream Wave 2
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 26
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 71
1709 Idaea subsericeata Satin Wave 2
1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 29
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 358
1716 Rhodometra sacraria Vestal 6
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 12
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 5
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 48
1732 Scotopteryx chenopodiata Shaded Broad-bar 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 20
1739 Epirrhoe rivata Wood Carpet 8
1742 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell 17
1745 Larentia clavaria Mallow 3
1747 Anticlea derivata Streamer 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 2
1754 Eulithis prunata Phoenix 2
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 42
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 2
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 5
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 83
1765 Cidaria fulvata Barred Yellow 5
1767 Thera firmata Pine Carpet 6
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 6
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 8
1777 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer 2
1781 Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber 1
1782 Horisme tersata Fern 4
1795x Epirrita dilutata agg. November Moth agg. 10
1804 Perizoma bifaciata Barred Rivulet 17
1808 Perizoma flavofasciata Sandy Carpet 1
1812 Eupithecia inturbata Maple Pug 1
1816 Eupithecia linariata Toadflax Pug 3
1817 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug 2
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 12
1823 Eupithecia venosata Netted Pug 2
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 63
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 23
1830 Eupithecia absinthiata Wormwood Pug 18
1832 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 4
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 16
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 23
1838 Eupithecia icterata Tawny Speckled Pug 4
1839 Eupithecia succenturiata Bordered Pug 3
1842 Eupithecia simpliciata Plain Pug 1
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 14
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 50
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 95
1867 Aplocera plagiata Treble-bar 1
1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave 5
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 27
1884 Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth 7
1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 8
1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 2
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 1
1893 Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle 2
1894 Chiasmia clathrata Latticed Heath 2
1904 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing 4
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 135
1910 Apeira syringaria Lilac Beauty 3
1911 Ennomos autumnaria Large Thorn 1
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 13
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 7
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 9
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 83
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 26
1923 Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn 8
1926 Phigalia pilosaria Pale Brindled Beauty 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 153
1935 Erannis defoliaria Mottled Umber 1
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 2
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 99
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 88
1944 Hypomecis punctinalis Pale Oak Beauty 6
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 10
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 1
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 2
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 86
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 68
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 25
1978 Hyloicus pinastri Pine Hawk-moth 5
1979 Mimas tiliae Lime Hawk-moth 3
1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 5
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 24
1984 Macroglossum stellatarum Humming-bird Hawk-moth 5
1990 Hyles livornica Striped Hawk-moth 3
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 207
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 73
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 54
1999 Stauropus fagi Lobster Moth 1
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 6
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 12
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 2
2009 Ptilodon cucullina Maple Prominent 6
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 2
2026 Orgyia antiqua Vapourer 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 7
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 96
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 27
2031 Leucoma salicis White Satin 1
2033 Lymantria monacha Black Arches 1
2037 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman 9
2039 Atolmis rubricollis Red-necked Footman 14
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 51
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 23
2049 Eilema depressa Buff Footman 20
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 289
2051 Lithosia quadra Four-spotted Footman 3
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 46
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 283
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 12
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 8
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 18
2069 Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar 1
2077 Nola cucullatella Short-cloaked Moth 8
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 2
2081 Euxoa tritici White-line Dart 1
2085 Agrotis vestigialis Archer's Dart 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 75
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 381
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1315
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 49
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 249
2098 Axylia putris Flame 356
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 170
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2941
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 321
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 100
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 41
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 628
2112 Noctua interjecta Least Yellow Underwing 18
2117 Eugnorisma glareosa Autumnal Rustic 5
2119 Peridroma saucia Pearly Underwing 2
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 97
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 4981
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 91
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 1
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 227
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 36
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 25
2152 Sideridis albicolon White Colon 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 43
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 193
2156 Lacanobia contigua Beautiful Brocade 1
2157 Lacanobia w-latinum Light Brocade 4
2158 Lacanobia thalassina Pale-shouldered Brocade 1
2159a Lacanobia splendens Splendid Brocade 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 144
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 2
2166 Hadena rivularis Campion 1
2170 Hadena compta Varied Coronet 2
2171 Hadena confusa Marbled Coronet 1
2177 Tholera cespitis Hedge Rustic 2
2178 Tholera decimalis Feathered Gothic 8
2182 Orthosia cruda Small Quaker 8
2186 Orthosia gracilis Powdered Quaker 1
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 104
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 25
2189 Orthosia munda Twin-spotted Quaker 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 149
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 63
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 31
2195 Mythimna vitellina Delicate 1
2196 Mythimna pudorina Striped Wainscot 2
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 36
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 14
2202 Mythimna l-album L-album Wainscot 24
2204 Mythimna obsoleta Obscure Wainscot 1
2211 Cucullia absinthii Wormwood 1
2216 Cucullia umbratica Shark 5
2227 Asteroscopus sphinx Sprawler 1
2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 18
2235 Lithophane semibrunnea Tawny Pinion 1
2236 Lithophane hepatica Pale Pinion 1
2240 Lithophane leautieri Blair's Shoulder-knot 5
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 22
2245 Allophyes oxyacanthae Green-brindled Crescent 4
2247 Dichonia aprilina Merveille du Jour 3
2255 Polymixis lichenea Feathered Ranunculus 12
2256 Eupsilia transversa Satellite 1
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 4
2263 Agrochola lota Red-line Quaker 3
2264 Agrochola macilenta Yellow-line Quaker 7
2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 27
2269 Atethmia centrago Centre-barred Sallow 6
2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 31
2272 Xanthia aurago Barred Sallow 3
2274 Xanthia icteritia Sallow 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 21
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 18
2280 Acronicta leporina Miller 6
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 58
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 12
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 30
2292 Cryphia algae Tree-lichen Beauty 4
2293 Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty 2
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 23
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 37
2298 Amphipyra berbera Svensson's Copper Underwing 3
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 79
2300 Mormo maura Old Lady 2
2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 13
2303 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing 9
2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 3
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 83
2314 Parastichtis ypsillon Dingy Shears 2
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 60
2319 Cosmia pyralina Lunar-spotted Pinion 8
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 619
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 37
2323 Apamea sublustris Reddish Light Arches 2
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 3
2327 Apamea epomidion Clouded Brindle 11
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 10
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 2
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 87
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 2
2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 8
2342 Mesoligia literosa Rosy Minor 5
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 1907
2343a Mesapamea didyma Lesser Common Rustic 1
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 24
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 362
2360x Amphipoea oculea agg. Ear Moth agg. 1
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 4
2375 Rhizedra lutosa Large Wainscot 2
2377 Arenostola phragmitidis Fen Wainscot 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 92
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 103
2381x Hoplodrina alsines/blanda Uncertain/Rustic agg. 412
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 119
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 284
2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 306
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 117
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 43
2399 Pyrrhia umbra Bordered Sallow 5
2400 Helicoverpa armigera Scarce Bordered Straw 26
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 50
2408 Eublemma parva Small Marbled 7
2410 Protodeltote pygarga Marbled White Spot 3
2413 Deltote bankiana Silver Barred 1
2418 Earias clorana Cream-bordered Green Pea 4
2422 Pseudoips prasinana Green Silver-lines 20
2432 Trichoplusia ni Ni Moth 3
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 25
2439 Plusia festucae Gold Spot 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 431
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 2
2443 Autographa jota Plain Golden Y 1
2449 Abrostola triplasia Dark Spectacle 4
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 31
2466 Lygephila pastinum Blackneck 1
2469 Scoliopteryx libatrix Herald 2
2473 Laspeyria flexula Beautiful Hook-tip 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 19
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 84
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 24
2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 1

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