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 4 July 2011

Species List for 2/7/2011

After a warm day a much cooler night, and a disappointing catch. Rosy Footman was the only NFY moth.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2
937 Agapeta hamana
1
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus
1
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1640 Euthrix potatoria Drinker 1
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 2
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 1
1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 8
1944 Hypomecis punctinalis Pale Oak Beauty 1
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 2
2009 Ptilodon cucullina Maple Prominent 1
2037 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman 1 NFY
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 8
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 5
2077 Nola cucullatella Short-cloaked Moth 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 7
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 5
2098 Axylia putris Flame 4
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 2
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 7
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 3
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 3
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 7
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1


91 Moths of 39 Species, (36 Macro, 3 Micro). Not all micros counted

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