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 September 2023

Species List for 27/09/2023

 After a decent day and mild night, it was a disappointing catch. Just 148 moths of 23 species and no NFY. A Dewick's Plusia was the second of the year and another Scarce Bordered Straw took the years total to 53.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

18


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


70.095

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-Green Carpet

1


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3


70.159

Eupithecia phoeniceata

Cypress Pug

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

3


73.010

Macdunnoughia confusa

Dewick's Plusia

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

22


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

3


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

9


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

8


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

53


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

10


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

4


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

2


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