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.


Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Species List for 27/06/2023

 Lots of moths,  595 of 93 "species". The Minor aggs probably have fwo species and the single Common Rustic agg, was almost certainly a Common Rustic, but without gen det they remain aggs. There were 10 NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.005

Hepialus humuli

Ghost Moth

1

NFY

18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


35.047

Bryotropha affinis


1

NFY

41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

6


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

13


49.059

Tortrix viridana

Green Oak Tortrix

5


49.060

Aleimma loeflingiana


1


49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

1


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

2


49.161

Celypha striana


6


49.180

Piniphila bifasciana


1


49.260

Zeiraphera isertana


1


49.265

Eucosma cana


1

NFY

62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


62.029

Phycita roborella


1


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


6


63.023

Anania verbascalis


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.050

Dolicharthria punctalis


1

NFY

63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

17


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


2


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

59


65.013

Ochropacha duplaris

Common Lutestring

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

2


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

4


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

5


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

7


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

2


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.085

Cidaria fulvata

Barred Yellow

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

2


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.143

Pasiphila chloerata

Sloe Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

3


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1


70.207

Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded Border

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

4


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

1


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

2


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


72.049

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

1


72.063

Lygephila pastinum

Blackneck

1

NFY

73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.052

Cucullia umbratica

Shark

1


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

2


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

9


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

5


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

2


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

3


73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

96


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

2


73.168

Lateroligia ophiogramma

Double Lobed

1

NFY

73.169x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

1

NFY

73.174x

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

12


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

5


73.273

Hada plebeja

Shears

2


73.282

Hadena compta

Varied Coronet

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

15


73.294

Mythimna straminea

Southern Wainscot

1

NFY

73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1

NFY

73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

92


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

42


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

4


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

4


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

58


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

18


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1

NFY











Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Species List for 26/06/2023

 Considering I hadknocked the plug on the Pond Garden Robinson, so it didn't connect the 345 moths in the three traps that did run was a good total. There were 78 species and  five new for the year, including a Langmaid's Yellow Underwing.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


32.017

Agonopterix arenella


1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

4


49.025

Pandemis cerasana

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

9


49.040

Lozotaeniodes formosana


1

NFY

49.060

Aleimma loeflingiana


1


49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

1


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1


49.160

Celypha rufana


1

NFY

49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


62.037

Acrobasis marmorea


1


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

10


63.081

Crambus pascuella


1


63.088

Crambus perlella


2


63.114

Elophila nymphaeata

Brown China-mark

1

NFY

69.002

Smerinthus ocellata

Eyed Hawk-moth

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

2


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

4


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

4


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

4


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.063

Epirrhoe galiata

Galium Carpet

1


70.085

Cidaria fulvata

Barred Yellow

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

1


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

3


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

4


70.224

Plagodis dolabraria

Scorched Wing

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

4


70.268

Hypomecis punctinalis

Pale Oak Beauty

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.052

Cucullia umbratica

Shark

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

9


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

11


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

1

NFY

73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

51


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

17


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.273

Hada plebeja

Shears

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

5


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

55


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

53


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

15


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1

NFY

74.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

7


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