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.


Monday 24 July 2023

Species List for 23/07/2023

 A bit like the Old Trafford Test match the weather wiped out a days play. No traps out for the 22nd, and as if often the case after a period of bad weather the next night was poor even though the weather was OK. There were 245 moths of 45 species and no NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella

a moth

1


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.161

Celypha striana

a moth

2


62.036

Acrobasis suavella

a moth

1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis

a moth

4


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.075

Eudonia pallida

a moth

1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

16


63.093

Agriphila straminella

a moth

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

2


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

2


69.007

Sphinx pinastri

Pine Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

7


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

4


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

31


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

11


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

12


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

14


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

13


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.179x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

46


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

2


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

22


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

9


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

7


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