Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 | |
2263 | Agrochola lota | Red-line Quaker | 1 | NFY |
2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 2 |
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.
Friday, 16 November 2012
Species List for 15/11/2012
The First Red-line Quaker of the year.
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Species List for 14/11/2012
A few more for the November collection.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 5 |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 1 |
1760 | Chloroclysta siterata | Red-green Carpet | 1 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 |
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Species List for 13/11/12
A mild night, with just a few moths but including four migrants.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 |
1760 | Chloroclysta siterata | Red-green Carpet | 3 |
1795 | Epirrita dilutata | November Moth | 1 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
2119 | Peridroma saucia | Pearly Underwing | 1 |
2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 1 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Oak Rustic
Oak Rustic (Dryobota labecula)
This Oak Rustic was a great surprise this morning and certainly vindicated my decision to moth despite the weather forecast..
Species Lists for 12/11/2012; 11/11/12 and 10/11/12
A real surprise this morning with Kent's second (as far as I know) Oak Rustic in my MV trap.
12/11/2012
11//11/2012
10/11/2012
12/11/2012
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2246a | Dryobota labecula | Oak Rustic | 1 | NFS |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
11//11/2012
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 1 | NFY |
10/11/2012
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
1923 | Colotois pennaria | Feathered Thorn | 1 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
Friday, 9 November 2012
Species List for 8/11/2012, plus some catching up.
Since the last report I have run one or more traps on several occasions. A couple of nights were blank and onthers only yieled 1 or 2 moths of one species only. From the 29th October to 6th November the weather was just too atrocious for me to bother! Last night was better and there were 12 moths of 9 species.
Catching Up 7/11/12
Catching Up 29/10/12
Catching Up 28/10/12
Catching Up 26/10/12
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1760 | Chloroclysta siterata | Red-green Carpet | 1 | |
1935 | Erannis defoliaria | Mottled Umber | 1 | NFY |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 | |
2240 | Lithophane leautieri | Blair's Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2245 | Allophyes oxyacanthae | Green-brindled Crescent | 1 | |
2258 | Conistra vaccinii | Chestnut | 2 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 |
Catching Up 7/11/12
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 1 |
Catching Up 29/10/12
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1795 | Epirrita dilutata | November Moth | 1 | NFY |
Catching Up 28/10/12
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 2 |
Catching Up 26/10/12
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)