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.


Tuesday 12 September 2023

Species List for 11/09/2023

 A lot of moths, but dominated by four species. In total there were 711 moths but only 52 species, and a Gem of one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


32.017

Agonopterix arenella


2


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

10


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

69


63.069

Eudonia angustea


5


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


2


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

8


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.047

Nycterosea obstipata

Gem

1

NFY

70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

3


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3


70.100

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

4


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

9


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

3


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

12


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

16


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

7


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

11


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.037x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

2


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

9


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

6


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

3


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

27


73.169x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

1


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

16


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

4


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

15


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

5


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

190


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

9


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

5


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

64


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

159


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A female Gem, annoyingly it was disturbe3d by the LYUW and flew, so this rather poor photo was the only one I got.

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