Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 5 |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 2 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 1 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 1 | |
1083 | Hedya nubiferana | Marbled Orchard Tortrix | 1 |
1261 | Cydia pomonella | Codling Moth | 1 |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 6 |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 1 | |
1333 | Scoparia pyralella | 1 | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 5 | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 |
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 1 |
1474 | Ephestia parasitella | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 2 |
1776 | Colostygia pectinataria | Green Carpet | 1 |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 2 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 2 |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 2 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 1 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 20 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 9 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 5 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 11 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 NFY |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 6 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 1 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 3 |
2327 | Apamea epomidion | Clouded Brindle | 1 |
2337 | Oligia strigilis | Marbled Minor | 1 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 1 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
2489 | Zanclognatha tarsipennalis | Fan-foot | 1 NFY |
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.
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.
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.
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Species List for 29/6/2012
The first Lesser Yellow Underwing and Fan-foot of the year. 105 moths of 40 species.
Friday, 29 June 2012
Species List for 28/6/2012
A quieter day then yesterday, but still 87 moths of 36 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 1 |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 |
1063 | Celypha striana | 1 | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 4 |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 1 | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 |
1438 | Trachycera suavella | 1 | |
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 1 |
1827 | Eupithecia intricata | Freyer's Pug | 1 |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 1 |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 1 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 2 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 2 |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 4 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 17 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 9 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 4 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 11 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 4 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 1 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 2 |
2330 | Apamea remissa | Dusky Brocade | 1 NFY |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 2 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 1 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Species List for 27/6/2012
Nearly 300 moths of 71 species was quite a haul! Many old friends foe the first time this year and one micro new for the site.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 4 |
414 | Argyresthia curvella | 1 NFS | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 8 |
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 2 | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 5 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 12 |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 3 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | |
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | |
1201 | Eucosma cana | 1 | |
1261 | Cydia pomonella | Codling Moth | 1 |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 18 |
1294 | Crambus pascuella | 1 NFY | |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 2 NFY | |
1333 | Scoparia pyralella | 3 | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 3 | |
1334a | Scoparia basistrigalis | 1 | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 |
1378 | Phlyctaenia coronata | 1 NFY | |
1417 | Pyralis farinalis | Meal Moth | 1 NFY |
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 2 |
1438 | Trachycera suavella | 1 NFY | |
1481 | Homoeosoma sinuella | 2 NFY | |
1483 | Phycitodes binaevella | 1 NFY | |
1503 | Platyptilia ochrodactyla | 1 NFY | |
1654 | Tethea ocularis | Figure of Eighty | 1 NFY |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 2 |
1711 | Idaea trigeminata | Treble Brown Spot | 2 |
1739 | Epirrhoe rivata | Wood Carpet | 1 |
1767 | Thera firmata | Pine Carpet | 2 |
1817 | Eupithecia pulchellata | Foxglove Pug | 2 NFY |
1830 | Eupithecia absinthiata | Wormwood Pug | 1 NFY |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 1 |
1837 | Eupithecia subfuscata | Grey Pug | 1 |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 4 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 8 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 3 |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 6 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 3 |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 3 |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 2 |
2039 | Atolmis rubricollis | Red-necked Footman | 1 NFY |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 1 |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 3 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 32 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 34 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 19 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 21 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 21 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 1 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 1 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 |
2302 | Rusina ferruginea | Brown Rustic | 1 NFY |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 10 |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 6 |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | possibly Rufous Minor? | 1 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 2 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 1 NFY |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 7 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Species List for 26/6/2012
I rarely catch Lime Hawk-moths here, just 13 in 12 years and none since 2008, so a pristine moth this morning was a nice surprise.
A total of 113 moths of 32 species.
A total of 113 moths of 32 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 1 |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 |
720 | Ethmia bipunctella | 1 | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 4 |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | |
1334a | Scoparia basistrigalis | 1 | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 NFY |
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 1 |
1837 | Eupithecia subfuscata | Grey Pug | 1 |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 1 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 1 NFY |
1979 | Mimas tiliae | Lime Hawk-moth | 1 NFY |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 5 |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 1 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 17 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 27 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 2 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 16 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 3 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 1 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 1 NFY |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 5 |
2327 | Apamea epomidion | Clouded Brindle | 1 |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 2 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 7 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Species List for 25/6/2012
135 Moths of 46 species, and a pug to sort out. The first time I've identified Scoparia bagistrigalis. amd 6 new macros for the year
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 5 |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 4 |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 2 |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 1 | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 2 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 |
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | |
1201 | Eucosma cana | 2 | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 3 |
1333 | Scoparia pyralella | 1 | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | |
1334a | Scoparia basistrigalis | 1 NFS | |
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 3 NFY |
1711 | Idaea trigeminata | Treble Brown Spot | 1 |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 NFY |
1765 | Cidaria fulvata | Barred Yellow | 1 |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 1 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 3 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 4 |
1980 | Smerinthus ocellata | Eyed Hawk-moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 2 |
2009 | Ptilodon cucullina | Maple Prominent | 1 NFY |
2028 | Calliteara pudibunda | Pale Tussock | 1 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 1 NFY |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 13 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 13 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 6 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 24 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 11 |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 1 |
2157 | Lacanobia w-latinum | Light Brocade | 1 |
2216 | Cucullia umbratica | Shark | 1 NFY |
2293 | Cryphia domestica | Marbled Beauty | 1 NFY |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 3 |
2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 1 |
2327 | Apamea epomidion | Clouded Brindle | 1 |
2339 | Oligia latruncula | Tawny Marbled Minor | 2 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 1 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Pug
I still seem to have trouble with this group. I thought at first it would be a Mottled Pug, but it lacks the "arrow heads", so I wondered about a poorly marked Grey. WS c. 23mm
Monday, 25 June 2012
Species List for 24/6/2012
A reasonable catch with eight "NFY" and the Lackey which surprisingly was new for the site. It was quite common in my previous garden in Crayford and I was quite surprised to find it was the first I'd caught here. 78 Moths of 35 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 5 |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 NFY | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 |
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | |
1082 | Hedya pruniana | Plum Tortrix | 1 |
1165 | Zeiraphera isertana | 2 NFY | |
1174 | Epiblema cynosbatella | 1 | |
1261 | Cydia pomonella | Codling Moth | 1 NFY |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 1 |
1333 | Scoparia pyralella | 1 | |
1634 | Malacosoma neustria | Lackey | 1 NFS |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 1 NFY |
1765 | Cidaria fulvata | Barred Yellow | 1 NFY |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 1 NFY |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 3 |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 12 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 14 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 2 |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 9 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 1 NFY |
2327 | Apamea epomidion | Clouded Brindle | 1 NFY |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
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