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.


Thursday 28 July 2022

Species List for 27/07/2022

A slight trip had unexpected results when I woke up yesterday with my left me the size of a football.  A lot of ice later I did manage to hobble round and put my two Robinson traps out. These two managed just 241 moths of about 50 species. I suspect the drop in temperature also contributed.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

787

Bryotropha terrella

2

873

Blastobasis adustella

21

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7

1293

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

3

1302

Crambus perlella

3

1304

Agriphila straminella

1

1375

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn Borer

1

1376

Eurrhypara hortulata

Small Magpie

1

1378

Phlyctaenia coronata

2

1398

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1

1470

Euzophera pinguis

1

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

2

1673

Hemistola chrysoprasaria

Small Emerald

1

1699

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

6

1708

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3

1709

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1

1713

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3

1724

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1

1825

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1

 

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1

1921

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1

1922

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1

1976

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1

1991

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

1

1994

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1

2044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

5

2050

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

9

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

2

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

25

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

5

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

8

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1

2110a

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

9

2111

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

14

2112

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

4

2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

1

2193

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

5

2284x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1

2292

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1

2299

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1

2318

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1

2321

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

10

2343x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

54

2381

Hoplodrina alsines

Uncertain

5

2382

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

6

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