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.


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Saturday, 30 April 2022

Species List for 29/04/2022

 Eight moths of six species including one NFY

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2

2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

1

NFY

2154

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2

2186

Orthosia gracilis

Powdered Quaker

1

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1
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Nutmeg
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Monday, 10 May 2021

Species List for 09/05/2021

 A much better day, with 19 moths of 14 species, eight NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2

1834

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

1

NFY

1853

Eupithecia dodoneata

Oak-tree Pug

2

NFY

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2

1936

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1

NFY

2007

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

2

NFY

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1

2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

1

NFY

2157

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1

NFY

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

NFY

2425

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1

NFY
.
Swallow Prominent

Common Pug

Oak-tree Pug


Light Brocade,

Angle Shades

Nut-tree Tussock


Nutmeg

Waved Umber

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Thursday, 2 May 2019

Species List for 01/5/2019

Again a cold night, and only 19 moths of 13 species, but including three NFY.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1524 Emmelina monodactyla Common Plume 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1 NFY
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1 NFY
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1 NFY
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
z
 Nutmeg

 Cabbage Moth

Pale Tussock
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Thursday, 7 June 2018

Species List for 06/06/2018

Our Dog, Betty, woke me up at 5 am, as she was disturbed by the sound of distant thunder. I quickly got the covered traps in, and the storm disappeared down the channel, leaving about 3 drops of rain!
211 moths of 32 species. Just over half were Heart and Darts. Nuteg was the only NFY.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 3
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 6
1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 6
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 109
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 11
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 9
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1 NFY
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 7
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 2
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 6
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 17
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 6
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 4
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 3


Nutmeg

Rustic Shoulder-knot

Spruce Carpet
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Sunday, 28 August 2016

Species List for 26/8/2016

 Jersey Tiger


 Poplar Grey


 Nutmeg


 The smallest Silver Y I have ever caught!


 Light Emerald


 Small Mottled Willow


Snout


 Pretty Chalk Carpet


 Epinotia nisella


 Nephopterix angustella


Garden Pebble

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 2
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 45
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1138 Epinotia nisella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 4
1305 Agriphila tristella 6
1309 Agriphila geniculea 6
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
1361 Pyrausta aurata 1
1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 9
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 6
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1465 Nephopterix angustella 3
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 1
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 2  
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 2
1782 Horisme tersata Fern 1
1784 Melanthia procellata Pretty Chalk Carpet 1
1838 Eupithecia icterata Tawny Speckled Pug 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 3
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
1893 Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 12
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 2
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 2
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 5
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 28
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 3
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 6
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 4
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 68
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 17
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 1
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 6
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 2
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 7
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 21
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 6
2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 9
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1
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