| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 1799 | Operophtera brumata | Winter Moth | 1 |
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.
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Species List for 19/12/2011
A single Winter Moth visited my study window last night. The 285th macro species for the year.
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Species List for 28/11/2011
One a day keeps the moth trap going.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 2227 | Asteroscopus sphinx | Sprawler | 1 |
Monday, 28 November 2011
Species List for 27/11/2011
After another blank day I had decided to make last night the last if there was a third zero, but a single December Moth may extend the season if the weather holds.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 1 |
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Friday, 25 November 2011
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Species List for 23/11/2011
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 |
| 1923 | Colotois pennaria | Feathered Thorn | 1 |
| 2227 | Asteroscopus sphinx | Sprawler | 1 |
| 2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 1 |
| 2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Species List for 22/11/2011
It is getting a little boring, could do with another surprise!
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 |
| 1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 |
| 1923 | Colotois pennaria | Feathered Thorn | 1 |
| 2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Species List for 21/11/2011
Two Macros, two micros, three migrants one resident.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 |
| 1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 |
| 2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
| 2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Monday, 21 November 2011
Species List for 20/11/2011
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 1795x | Epirrita dilutata agg. | November Moth agg. | 1 |
| 1923 | Colotois pennaria | Feathered Thorn | 1 |
| 2258 | Conistra vaccinii | Chestnut | 1 |
| 2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 1 |
Sunday, 20 November 2011
Species List for 19/11/2011


The Sprawler
A nice surprise this morning was a Sprawler sitting outside my MV trap. Although not an uncommon moth and one being reported in larger than usual numbers this year it is a first for the garden and a first for me. A nice late year present.| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 |
| 1795x | Epirrita dilutata agg. | November Moth agg. | 1 |
| 1923 | Colotois pennaria | Feathered Thorn | 2 |
| 2227 | Asteroscopus sphinx | Sprawler | 1 NFSite |
| 2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 1 |
| 2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
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