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, 14 August 2012

Species List for 13/8/12

A humid night with plenty of moths and not much of the promised rain. 283 moths of 62 species, including a European Corn Borer.
Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
428 Yponomeuta rorrella Willow Ermine 1
873 Blastobasis adustella   6
994 Clepsis consimilana   1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 9
1036 Acleris forsskaleana   1
1063 Celypha striana   1
1260 Cydia splendana   2
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 2
1302 Crambus perlella   1
1304 Agriphila straminella   3
1305 Agriphila tristella   3
1344 Eudonia mercurella   5
1361 Pyrausta aurata   1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 1 NFY
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 2
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis   1
1424 Endotricha flammealis   3
1438 Trachycera suavella   2  
1439 Trachycera advenella   4
1689 Scopula marginepunctata Mullein Wave 1 NFY
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 2
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 8
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 2
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 3
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 3
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 3
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3
1997 Furcula furcula Sallow Kitten 1 NFY
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 5
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 8
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 4
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 6
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 14
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 93
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 7
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 3
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 4
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 3
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2303 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing 1
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 12
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 2
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 2
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 20
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