Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 9 | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 1 | ||
972 | Pandemis heparana | Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | NFY |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 10 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | ||
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 2 | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | ||
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 2 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 | |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 | |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 2 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 2 | |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 | |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 2 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 3 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 4 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 38 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 5 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 6 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 8 | |
2157 | Lacanobia w-latinum | Light Brocade | 1 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 2 | |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 2 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 4 | |
2403 | Heliothis peltigera | Bordered Straw | 1 | |
2434 | Diachrysia chrysitis | Burnished Brass | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 | |
2443 | Autographa jota | Plain Golden Y | 1 | NFY |

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.
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.
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.
Sunday, 21 June 2015
Species List for 20/6/2015
130 moths of 40 species,with two new for the year. Migtants were singles of Diamond-back Moth, Rush Veneer and Bordered Straw (19th of the year) and two Silver Y's.
Saturday, 20 June 2015
Species List for 19/6/2015
A good day, with an extra trap. I remade asmall trap for Pam's vegetable garden, by the green house. A Heath Robinson affair but it had a few moths including my first Pine Hawk-moth of the year. In total there were 190 moths of 63 Species. Migrants were single Diamond-back Moth, Rush Veneer, Small Mottled Willow and Bordered Straw and two Silver Y's.
The electrics, in an old sandwich box, were found in an old striplight, left in my garage, its a 75W choke, and runs 80W MV lamps fine. All else was found lying around in the garage. Total cost £3 for the lamp.
The electrics, in an old sandwich box, were found in an old striplight, left in my garage, its a 75W choke, and runs 80W MV lamps fine. All else was found lying around in the garage. Total cost £3 for the lamp.
Pine Hawk-moth
Marbled Coronet
Lime Hawk-moth
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 9 | |
419 | Argyresthia semifusca | 1 | NFS | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 | |
648 | Endrosis sarcitrella | White-shouldered House Moth | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 9 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 1 | ||
1063 | Celypha striana | 4 | ||
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | ||
1082 | Hedya pruniana | Plum Tortrix | 1 | NFY |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 4 | |
1294 | Crambus pascuella | 1 | ||
1333 | Scoparia pyralella | 4 | ||
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 5 | |
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 | |
1711 | Idaea trigeminata | Treble Brown Spot | 1 | NFY |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1752 | Cosmorhoe ocellata | Purple Bar | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 5 | |
1767 | Thera firmata | Pine Carpet | 1 | |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 | |
1817 | Eupithecia pulchellata | Foxglove Pug | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 | |
1827 | Eupithecia intricata | Freyer's Pug | 2 | |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 3 | NFY |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 3 | |
1920 | Odontopera bidentata | Scalloped Hazel | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 3 | |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 1 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 | |
1978 | Hyloicus pinastri | Pine Hawk-moth | 1 | NFY |
1979 | Mimas tiliae | Lime Hawk-moth | 1 | |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 14 | |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 4 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | NFY |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 4 | |
2078 | Nola confusalis | Least Black Arches | 1 | |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 3 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 52 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 7 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 5 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 2 | |
2157 | Lacanobia w-latinum | Light Brocade | 2 | NFY |
2171 | Hadena confusa | Marbled Coronet | 1 | NFY |
2216 | Cucullia umbratica | Shark | 1 | |
2302 | Rusina ferruginea | Brown Rustic | 1 | NFY |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 3 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 6 | |
2385 | Spodoptera exigua | Small Mottled Willow | 1 | NFY |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 2 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | NFY |
2403 | Heliothis peltigera | Bordered Straw | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
Labels:
daily list,
Lime Hawk-moth,
Marbled Coronet,
Pine Hawk-moth
Friday, 19 June 2015
SPecies List for 18/6/2015
A bit down on yesterdays totals with 105 moths of 38 species. Three new for the year including only my sixth Small Angle Shades. A Bordered Straw was a migrant and a White-point was a possibly.
Spectacle
Spectacle
Flame
Riband Wave
Small Angle Shades
Small Angle Shades
Bee Moth
Pale Tussock
Tort?
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 5 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 2 | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 1 | ||
937 | Agapeta hamana | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 1 | ||
1063 | Celypha striana | 3 | ||
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | NFY | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 1 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 1 | |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 1 | NFY |
1827 | Eupithecia intricata | Freyer's Pug | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 4 | |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 3 | |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 3 | |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 2 | |
2028 | Calliteara pudibunda | Pale Tussock | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 8 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 21 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 5 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 5 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 2 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 | |
2278 | Acronicta megacephala | Poplar Grey | 1 | |
2305 | Euplexia lucipara | Small Angle Shades | 1 | NFY |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 2 | |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 2 | |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 5 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 3 | |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 2 | |
2403 | Heliothis peltigera | Bordered Straw | 1 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 2 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
Labels:
Bee Moth,
daily list,
Flame,
Pale Tussock,
Riband Wave,
Small Angle Shades,
Spectacle
Thursday, 18 June 2015
Species List for 17/6/2015
Numbers wise this was the best night of the year with 172 moths of 41 species. The third Striped Hawk-moth of the year was the high light, although there were another 11 new moths for the year.
Three different Burnished Brass, but the camera never does justice to this "metallic" moth.
Two more Bordered Straws brought the total to 16 this year. 22 in 2006 is the most for a year so this could be a new recordina couple of weeks.
Three different Burnished Brass, but the camera never does justice to this "metallic" moth.
Thew first Clouded Border of the year.
Orange Footman
Common Footman
The first two footman of the year, but I expect many more will follow.
The star of the show, a third Striped Hawk-moth for the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 5 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 2 | NFY |
937 | Agapeta hamana | 1 | NFY | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 | NFY | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 14 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 1 | NFY | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 3 | |
1294 | Crambus pascuella | 1 | NFY | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | ||
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 | NFY |
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 | NFY |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | NFY |
1727 | Xanthorhoe montanata | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 | |
1776 | Colostygia pectinataria | Green Carpet | 1 | NFY |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 1 | |
1827 | Eupithecia intricata | Freyer's Pug | 1 | |
1887 | Lomaspilis marginata | Clouded Border | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 | |
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 | |
2043 | Eilema sororcula | Orange Footman | 1 | NFY |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 1 | NFY |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 3 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 60 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 9 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 23 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 1 | |
2278 | Acronicta megacephala | Poplar Grey | 2 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 1 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 9 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 4 | |
2403 | Heliothis peltigera | Bordered Straw | 2 | |
2434 | Diachrysia chrysitis | Burnished Brass | 3 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Species List for 16/6/2015
75 moths of 26 species. One migrant, a single Rush Veneer, and four new for the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 1 | ||
1083 | Hedya nubiferana | Marbled Orchard Tortrix | 1 | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 1 | |
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | NFY | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 1 | NFY |
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
1739 | Epirrhoe rivata | Wood Carpet | 1 | NFY |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 | |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 2 | |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 | |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 | |
2009 | Ptilodon cucullina | Maple Prominent | 1 | NFY |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 | |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 26 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 6 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 13 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 1 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 4 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
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