Mothing at The Hidden House, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Tony Morris


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 15 October 2024

Species List for 14/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, Another warm, 11 deg C, damp night, with a 12mph E wind. There were 94 moths of 17 species with one NFY.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


2


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

3


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

4


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

2


73.206

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

3


73.231

Aporophyla lutulenta

Deep-brown Dart

1

nfy

73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

4


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

5


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

23


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

33


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

5


Monday 14 October 2024

Species List for 13/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, A damp night with a 13 mph E wind and a min thep around 10 deg C. There were 39 moths of 16 species with two NFY. The Mallows appeared at a normal date, The September Thorn was only the third I've caught 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.070

Larentia clavaria

Mallow

2

nfy

70.236

Ennomos erosaria

September Thorn

1

nfy

73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

4


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

2


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

2


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

5


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

9


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.365

Eugnorisma glareosa

Autumnal Rustic

1


Sunday 13 October 2024

Species List for 12/10/2024

After last nights experiment it was back to just the two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, The temperature dropped to six deg \C and there was a W to NW wind of aroiund 10 mph. Just 16 moths of seven species.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


70.079

Thera britannica

Spruce Carpet

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

8


Saturday 12 October 2024

Species List for 11/10/2024

 I mistakenly thought we were in for a dry night and became ambitious and put out four traps,  80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 80W  MV "Bucket trap", in the Greenhouse Garden,  and the 15W Actinic strip in a "bucket" trap.in the Front Garden. It was much qwarmer with a min temp of about ten deg C, with a 10 mph SE wind. There were 39 moths of 13 species and one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

4


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

3


73.189

Agrochola lota

Red-line Quaker

2

nfy

73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

2


73.206

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

1


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

2


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

12


73.330

Ochropleura leucogaster

Radford's Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

7



Friday 11 October 2024

Species List for 10/10/2024

 Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, A change in air flow, brought a large drop in temperature down to 6 deg C overnight with a 14 mph NW wind. There were just 14 moths of six species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

2


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


Thursday 10 October 2024

Species List for 09/10/2024

 Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, The temperature dropped to 10 Deg C with a 13 mph NNW. There were 46 moths of 12 species with one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


73.068

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

1

nfy

73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

5


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

3


73.206

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

2


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

2


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

4


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

7


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

16


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

2



Wednesday 9 October 2024

Species List for 08/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. A very wet night, mild, The temperatures only dropped to  14 deg C , but the wind was around 25-29 mph. There were very few moths, just 21 ofr 10 species.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.261

Crocidosema plebejana

a moth

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

2


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

2


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

4


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

7


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


Tuesday 8 October 2024

Species List for 07/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 70  moths of 18 species.

 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


3


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

3


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

9


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

3


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

3


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

11


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

15


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

7



Monday 7 October 2024

Species List for 06/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden.  Another clear warm clear night dropping to 13 deg C with a 15 mph SW wind. There were 51 moths of 18 species, the star being a Feathered Brindle. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

4


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

3


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

3


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

1


73.230

Aporophyla australis

Feathered Brindle

1

nfy

73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

2


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

8


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

14


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

4


73.365

Eugnorisma glareosa

Autumnal Rustic

2




Sunday 6 October 2024

Species List for 05/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, A warm night, 12 deg C with a SE wind brought a disappointing 64 moths of 13 species.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

6

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1

73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

3

73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

2

73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

3

73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

3

73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

2

73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

9

73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

2

73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2

73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

21

73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2

73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

8

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