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, 16 June 2015

Species List for 15/6/2015

A slightly disappointingnight with 77 moths of 27species. Never-the-lessthere were seven new species for the year and an interesting waved umber ab. fuscus.

 Eyed Hawk-moth

 Eyed Hawk-moths

 Ghost Moth

 Clouded-bordered Brindle

 Waved Umber ab. fuscus



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1 NFY
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 6
1333 Scoparia pyralella 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 1 NFY
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 1
1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 2 NFY
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 3
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 6
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2 NFY
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 1 NFY
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 22
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 4
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 5
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 1 NFY
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 3
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 2
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1 NFY

Monday, 15 June 2015

Species List for 14/6/2015

Another damp and somewhat humid night produced 124 moths of 30 species. Single Bordered Straw and Silver Y werethe only migrants.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 3
143 Nematopogon metaxella 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
1640 Euthrix potatoria Drinker 1 NFY
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 3
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 2 NFY
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 5
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 7
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 51
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 10
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 5
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 10
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1 NFY
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 5
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 1
2422 Pseudoips prasinana Green Silver-lines 1 NFY
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2 NFY

Sunday, 14 June 2015

Species List for 13/6/2015

No surprises today, but 123 moths of 33 species was a resonable total. The only definite migrants were a Bordered Straw and two Silver Y's.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 3
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 6
1063 Celypha striana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 6
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1 NFY
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 11
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 44
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 4
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 5
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 2 NFY
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 2
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 8
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2

Saturday, 13 June 2015

Species List for 12/6/2015

A real surprise this morning,a second Striped Hawk-moth for the year was waiting in my Actinic trap in the front garden. I took this little beauty to SBBO and Andrew Lipczynski got his wish,without waiting until 2018! In total there were 103 moths of 29 species.




Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 7
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 16
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 2
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1 NFY
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 4
1808 Perizoma flavofasciata Sandy Carpet 1 NFY
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1 NFY
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 1 NFY
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1990 Hyles livornica Striped Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 3
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 35
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2098 Axylia putris Flame 2 NFY
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 6
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1 NFY
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 6
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1

Friday, 12 June 2015

Species List for 11/6/2015

A warm and humid night brought a few more moths. In total there were122 moths of 39 species, several making their first appearances of the year.

 Udea olivalis

 Silver-ground Carpet

  Elephant Hawk-moth


Scorched Carpet


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2 NFY
143 Nematopogon metaxella 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 2
658 Carcina quercana 1 NFY
697 Agonopterix arenella 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 14
1083 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1 NFY
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 4
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 1
1392 Udea olivalis 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1 NFY
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1 NFY
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 6
1781 Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber 1 NFY
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 1 NFY
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1 NFY
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 3
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 4
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 7
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 28
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 3 NFY
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 8
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1 NFY
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1 NFY
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 3
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 8
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Species List for 10/6/2015

A somewhat better night with 57 moths of 23 species. Several migrants appeared, two diamond-backed moths, and single Rush Veneer, Bordered Straw and Silver Y. No Striped Hawk-moth, so I wasn't able, yet, to make up for not showing my earlier one to Andrew Lipczynski, chairman of the Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust, who really wants to see one. At the rate I catch them he may have to wait until June 2018.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 3
1832 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 4
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 18
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2216 Cucullia umbratica Shark 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 4
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1

Species List for 9/6/2015

Another cold and blustery night. Not good for migrants, and only 25 moths of 9 species.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 11
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 5
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2

Species List for 8/6/2015

A poor night with just 23 moths of 12 species in four traps. The Privet Hawk-moth was, as always a star turn.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1063 Celypha striana
1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 9
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2

Monday, 8 June 2015

Species List for 7/6/2015

Although the days are quite warm, nights are cold and catches are still quite moderate. 42 moths of 25 species, including two more Bordered Straws and a Diamond-backed moths.I was pleased to see a Figure of Eighty, a moth that I only average three per year.

 Figure of Eighty

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1063 Celypha striana 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1654 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 1
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 2
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 8
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 3
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 5
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1

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