Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2006 | Pheosia gnoma | Lesser Swallow Prominent | 1 | NFY |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | NFY |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 2 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pNwVgiLeMtg/TgUbld77CBI/AAAAAAAAQgc/DVLHcz7R2OM/s1600/DSCN4621PassengerA.jpg)
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.
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 27 April 2018
Species List for 26/04/2018
A small up turn and two new species for the year.
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Species List for 25/04/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
Agonopterix sp. | Agonopterix species | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Wednesday 25 April 2018
Species List for 24/04/2018
Down and down we go!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1747 | Anticlea derivata | Streamer | 1 | |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
Tuesday 24 April 2018
Species List for 23/04/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | Common Plume | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | NFY |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 2 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Monday 23 April 2018
Species List for 22/04/2018
Returning to April normal numbers.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1747 | Anticlea derivata | Streamer | 1 | |
1852 | Eupithecia abbreviata | Brindled Pug | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 23 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 3 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
Sunday 22 April 2018
Species List for 21/04/2018
I think last night marks a turnig point in this spell of extra warm weather. At Midnight it was still 16 deg C, but by 4 pm today it had dropped to 12 deg and felt much colder. However last night produced three new moths for the year including the long overdue Powdered Quaker.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
Agonopterix sp. | Agonopterix species | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | Common Plume | 1 | |
1852 | Eupithecia abbreviata | Brindled Pug | 1 | NFY |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 10 | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | NFY |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 13 | |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | NFY |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 65 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 5 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 6 |
Powdered Quaker
Muslin Moth, male
Muslin Moth, underside
Brindled Pug
Labels:
Brindled Pug,
daily list,
Muslin Moth,
Powdered Quaker
Saturday 21 April 2018
Species List for 20/04/2018
Two more new species for the year, but the total number of moths dropped.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0 | Agonopterix sp. | Agonopterix species | 3 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 6 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | NFY |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 4 | |
1936 | Menophra abruptaria | Waved Umber | 1 | NFY |
2179 | Panolis flammea | Pine Beauty | 2 | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 5 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 67 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 7 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 12 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 | |
2258 | Conistra vaccinii | Chestnut | 1 | |
2425 | Colocasia coryli | Nut-tree Tussock | 1 |
V-pug (from yesterday)
Nut-tree Tussock
Waved Umber
Agonopterix sp.
Labels:
Agonopterix sp,
daily list,
Nut-tree Tussock,
V-Pug,
Waved Umber
Friday 20 April 2018
Species List for 19/04/2018
More fun,I put all my traps out to try and capitalise on the fine weather. Six traps yielded 216 moths of 18 species, and only the trap in the"greenhouse" garden was a real disappointment. Four new species for the year including an tatty Nut-tree Tussock.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 1 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | NFY | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | Common Plume | 5 | |
1663 | Alsophila aescularia | March Moth | 1 | |
1747 | Anticlea derivata | Streamer | 2 | |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 2 | NFY |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 | NFY |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 29 | |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 1 | |
2179 | Panolis flammea | Pine Beauty | 1 | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 11 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 128 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 4 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 19 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 4 | |
2425 | Colocasia coryli | Nut-tree Tussock | 1 | NFY |
Thursday 19 April 2018
Species List for 18/04/2018
For once my intuition was right and the extra trap was worthwhile. It was the best night of the year with 141 moths of 17 species, with six new for the year and a Pine Beauty in good nick, that made it seem like a NFY.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 | NFY |
648 | Endrosis sarcitrella | White-shouldered House Moth | 1 | NFY |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 2 | NFY |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | Common Plume | 2 | |
1747 | Anticlea derivata | Streamer | 1 | NFY |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 20 | |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 2 | NFY |
2019 | Clostera curtula | Chocolate-tip | 1 | NFY |
2179 | Panolis flammea | Pine Beauty | 1 | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 9 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 72 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 10 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 10 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 | |
2258 | Conistra vaccinii | Chestnut | 1 |
Streamer
Chocolate-tip
Early Thorn
Early Thorn (second moth).
Pine Beauty
Labels:
Chocolate-tip,
daily list,
Early Thorn,
Pine Beauty,
Streamer
Wednesday 18 April 2018
Species List for 17/04/2018
A few more moths, but no new species. Optimistically I've moved the Actinic Skinner to the front garden and put a 125W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 19 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 2 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 8 |
Tuesday 17 April 2018
Species List for 16/04/2018
My optimism for was misplaced as there were even fewer moths!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 |
Species List for 15/04/2018
A slightly warmer night, but as yet not improvement in the moth numbers, a good forecast for the nest few nights.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 4 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
Sunday 15 April 2018
Species List for 14/04/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 10 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 |
Species List for 13/04/2018
Another mediocre return.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 7 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 6 |
Friday 13 April 2018
Species List for 12/04/2018
The forecast for the next few days is promising, so fingers crossed.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 2 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Thursday 12 April 2018
Species List for 11/04/2018
The fourth misty night on the trot and it looks as if the moths are as fed up with as I am. Just eight individuals of three species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
Species List for 10/04/2018
Two new species for the year, but unfortunately the Pine Beauty was in a puddle, on a flower pot nest to the trap and it is very tatty.
Sorry about these two dreadful photos, but it didn't get light here today. I thought these two moths were Agonopterix heracliana, but now I'm wondering about Agonopterix ciliella, for them.
The tattiest Pine Beauty I've seen. I fished it out of a puddle in a flower pot near the trap.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
688 | Agonopterix heracliana | 2 | NFY | |
2179 | Panolis flammea | Pine Beauty | 1 | NFY |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 2 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 8 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 2 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 6 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 6 |
Sorry about these two dreadful photos, but it didn't get light here today. I thought these two moths were Agonopterix heracliana, but now I'm wondering about Agonopterix ciliella, for them.
The tattiest Pine Beauty I've seen. I fished it out of a puddle in a flower pot near the trap.
Tuesday 10 April 2018
Species List for 09/04/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1775 | Colostygia multistrigaria | Mottled Grey | 1 | NFY |
1880 | Trichopteryx polycommata | Barred Tooth-striped | 1 | NFY |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 2 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 |
Barred Tooth-striped
Mottled Grey
A very poor photo. I took this quickly with my phone as I emptied the trap. As usual I set up to take some "proper photos" later and managed OK with the Barred Tooth-striped, but the Mottled Grey flew as I went to click. This doesn't usually matter as I and in my mothing conservatory, and catching and re-setting up is no problem. However this time it found a spiders web in the corner and the spider was quicker than me. So it is my hasty phone shot. I will have to take these more seriously in future.
Monday 9 April 2018
Species List for 08/04/2018
The only new moth for the year was the first Light-brown Apple Moth, a less than welcome or inspiring in the garden.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | NFY |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 3 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 18 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 19 | |
2236 | Lithophane hepatica | Pale Pinion | 1 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 |
Species List for 07/04/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | Common Plume | 1 | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 4 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 4 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 |
Saturday 7 April 2018
Species List for 06/04/2018
A better day with 33 moths of eight species including two Ypsolopha mucronella, new for the site and two others new for the year.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
451 | Ypsolopha mucronella | 2 | NFS | |
1663 | Alsophila aescularia | March Moth | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | NFY |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 10 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 12 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 | NFY |
A Clouded Drab that was rather different to most of the individuals that I catch, had be wondering at first.
The first Double-striped Pug of the year.
One of two Ypsolopha mucronella,the first I've recorded here.
Early Grey, the first of the year.
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