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.


Monday, 18 November 2024

Species List for 17/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 9 deg C with a 7 mph Nw wind. There were 7 moths of five species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


70.095

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-Green Carpet

1


70.107

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

3


70.256

Erannis defoliaria

Mottled Umber

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1



Species List for 16/11/2024

Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 7 deg C with a 17 mph NW wind dropping to 9 mph W by morning. There were 4 moths of three species, with a surprise of a Lesser Yellow Underwing.

 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


70.107

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


Species List for 15/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 8 deg C with a 8 mph W wind. There were 8 moths of five species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


32.031

Agonopterix alstromeriana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


63.048

Palpita vitrealis

1


70.107

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

2


73.223

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1



Friday, 15 November 2024

Species List for 14/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 8 deg C with a 13 mph NNW wind. There were 10 moths of 5 species.

Species List for 13/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 7 deg C with a 12 mph NW wind. There were 5 moths of 4 species, with one NFY,


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


66.001

Poecilocampa populi

December Moth

1

nfy

70.107

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Species List for 12/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 8 deg C with a 15 mph E to ENE wind. There were 9 moths of 7 species, 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


70.047

Nycterosea obstipata

Gem

1


70.244

Colotois pennaria

Feathered Thorn

2


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.223

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1



Species List for 11/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 7 deg C with a 20+ mph N  wind. There was just one moth, in the Pond Garden Trap.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.224

Griposia aprilina

Merveille du Jour

1



Monday, 11 November 2024

Species List for 10/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The 12 days of continuous overcast weather gave way to some sunshine and  temperature only dropped to 10 deg C with a 14 mph WNW wind. There were 21 moths of 11 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.04

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.07

Acleris sparsana


1


63.03

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.05

Palpita vitrealis


2


70.11

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

3


73.11

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.19

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1


73.22

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1


73.3

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.34

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2


73.36

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1



Sunday, 10 November 2024

Species List for 09/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 6 deg C with a 11 mph NNW wind. There were 8 moths of 6 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


70.11

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

2


73.065

Asteroscopus sphinx

Sprawler

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.223

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1



Saturday, 9 November 2024

Species List for 08/11/2024

 Two Traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature dropped to 6 deg C with  4  mph N wind. There were 6 moths of 5 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.224

Griposia aprilina

Merveille du Jour

1


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

2


73.330

Ochropleura leucogaster

Radford's Flame Shoulder

1


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