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.


Saturday 17 June 2023

Species List for 16/06/2023

 A mild night, min 11 deg C, with a E to NE gentle 11-14 mph breeze. There were 162 moth of 52 species with six NFY. Although Cinnabar is normally thought of as a day flying moth I average about 1.3 per year (29 in 22 years).

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


32.036

Depressaria radiella

Parsnip Moth

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


1

NFY

49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

2


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

2


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

1

NFY

69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.079

Thera britannica

Spruce Carpet

1

NFY

70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata vulgata

Common Pug

1


70.190

Eupithecia subfuscata

Grey Pug

1

NFY

70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

7


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.015

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

16


72.022

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1


72.031

Tyria jacobaeae

Cinnabar

1

NFY

73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

1

NFY

73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

7


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

5


73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

12


73.174X

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

7


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

33


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

11


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

4


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

5


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