Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
29 |
Diurnea fagella |
|
1 |
nfy |
73.07 |
Xylocampa areola |
Early Grey |
1 |
|
73.24 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
5 |
|
73.25 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
2 |
|
73.25 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
13 |
|
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
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.
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Species List for 11/03/2026
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Species List for 10/03/2026
The temperature dropped a bit with a min of 6 deg C. I added to the traps, with the 15W Actinic added to the front garden, but it remained mothless on its first outing of the year. The Pond Garden Robinson had a 125W MV Bulb. There were just seven moths of three species.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
73.24 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
2 |
|
73.25 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
1 |
|
73.25 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
4 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
|
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Species List for 09/03/2026
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
45.04 |
Emmelina monodactyla |
Common Plume |
2 |
|
70.25 |
Alsophila aescularia |
March Moth |
1 |
|
73.07 |
Xylocampa areola |
Early Grey |
1 |
|
73.24 |
Orthosia incerta |
Clouded Drab |
2 |
|
73.24 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
4 |
|
73.25 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
2 |
|
73.25 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
8 |
|
73.33 |
Agrotis ipsilon |
Dark Sword-grass |
1 |
nfy |
Monday, 9 March 2026
Species List for 08/03/2026
A coolish day, with quite thick fog until noon and then mist returning i the evening, gave little hope of many moths. Even so for early March it wasn't bad, with 19 moths of six species.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
70.251 |
Biston strataria |
Oak Beauty |
1 |
|
73.069 |
Xylocampa areola |
Early Grey |
1 |
|
73.242 |
Orthosia incerta |
Clouded Drab |
1 |
|
73.244 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
9 |
|
73.245 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
1 |
|
73.249 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
6 |
|
Sunday, 8 March 2026
Species List for 07/03/2026
A cool haz
bight. There were 13 species of five species, with one NFY.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
70.251 |
Biston strataria |
Oak Beauty |
1 |
|
73.200 |
Lithophane semibrunnea |
Tawny Pinion |
1 |
nfy |
73.244 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
5 |
|
73.245 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
2 |
|
73.249 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
4 |
|
Saturday, 7 March 2026
Species List for 06/03/2026
After a cooler dull day and night there were 32 moths, but only four species.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
73.242 |
Orthosia incerta |
Clouded Drab |
2 |
|
73.244 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
14 |
|
73.245 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
5 |
|
73.249 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
11 |
|
Species List for 05/03/2026
Fine warm weather produced, what I think is the best early march catch I have ever had here. There were 54 moths of 12 species with three NFY.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
45.044 |
Emmelina monodactyla |
Common Plume |
1 |
nfy |
49.075 |
Acleris umbrana |
|
1 |
nfy |
70.141 |
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata |
Double-striped Pug |
1 |
nfy |
70.245 |
Alsophila aescularia |
March Moth |
3 |
|
70.251 |
Biston strataria |
Oak Beauty |
2 |
|
70.255 |
Agriopis marginaria |
Dotted Border |
1 |
|
73.069 |
Xylocampa areola |
Early Grey |
1 |
|
73.242 |
Orthosia incerta |
Clouded Drab |
3 |
|
73.244 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
16 |
|
73.245 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
3 |
|
73.249 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
21 |
|
73.250 |
Anorthoa munda |
Twin-spotted Quaker |
1 |
|
Acleris umbrana |
Species List for 04/03/2026
After a foggy day I was surprised there were any moths, and the arrival of a pearly underwing was a bonus. There were 32 moths of six species with one NFY.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
73.069 |
Xylocampa areola |
Early Grey |
2 |
|
73.242 |
Orthosia incerta |
Clouded Drab |
2 |
|
73.244 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
7 |
|
73.249 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
18 |
|
73.250 |
Anorthoa munda |
Twin-spotted Quaker |
2 |
|
73.307 |
Peridroma saucia |
Pearly Underwing |
1 |
nfy |
Species List for 03/03/2026
Not so warm and dull during the day. There were 13 moths of six species.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
70.251 |
Biston strataria |
Oak Beauty |
2 |
|
73.069 |
Xylocampa areola |
Early Grey |
1 |
|
73.242 |
Orthosia incerta |
Clouded Drab |
1 |
|
73.244 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
3 |
|
73.249 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
4 |
|
73.250 |
Anorthoa munda |
Twin-spotted Quaker |
2 |
|
Species List for 02/03/2026
The much warmer, fine weather, coming from the south, produced a big increase in activity. There were 32 moths of eight species, with three NFY.
Code |
Taxon |
Vernacular |
Individuals |
|
32.018 |
Agonopterix heracliana |
|
1 |
nfy |
70.245 |
Alsophila aescularia |
March Moth |
1 |
nfy |
70.251 |
Biston strataria |
Oak Beauty |
1 |
|
70.255 |
Agriopis marginaria |
Dotted Border |
1 |
nfy |
73.069 |
Xylocampa areola |
Early Grey |
1 |
|
73.244 |
Orthosia cerasi |
Common Quaker |
12 |
|
73.245 |
Orthosia cruda |
Small Quaker |
3 |
|
73.249 |
Orthosia gothica |
Hebrew Character |
12 |
|









