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 16 October 2023

Species List for Monaveen (SV905104) Isles of Scilly 08/10/2023

 Hopes were high with the weather looking good. It was justified when Henry found a moth high on the wall above the 3W LED trap, which he said looked very interesting. With the aid of a step-ladder and Jacks steady nerve it was potted and proved to be a very good catch, a Banded Nycteoline, the second for Scilly and the third (we believe) for the UK.  In total 70 moths of 23 species., two Gems adding to the migrant list.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


12.045

Opogona omoscopa


1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

13


63.040

Mecyna asinalis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

2


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

5


70.047

Nycterosea obstipata

Gem

2


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

3


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

4


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

2


73.235

Polymixis lichenea scillonea

Feathered Ranunculus

6


73.296

Mythimna unipuncta

American Wainscot or White-speck

11


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

4


74.0095

Nycteola siculana

Banded Nycteoline

1


..

Banded Nycteoline (better photos will be available from Jack and Henry)

No comments:

Post a Comment

Total Pageviews

StatCounter