Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 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, 31 May 2013
Species list for 30/5/2013
One more day of May to go and it is difficult to believe that it has been quite so dreadful.
Species list for 29/5/2013
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 1 |
Species list for 28/5/2013
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Species list for 27/5/2013
Wow- don't get too excited!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 1 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 |
Species list for 26/5/2013
Was it a false dawn?
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
Species list for 25/5/2013
A positive avalanche of moths!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
Species list for 24/5/2013
And again, when will it improve?
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
Species list for 23/5/2013
A repeat of last night's disappointment
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
Species list for 22/5/2013
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
Species list for 21/5/2013
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 |
Species list for 20/5/2013
It gets no better!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
Monday, 20 May 2013
Species list for 19/5/2013
Three Species!!!!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 |
Species list for18/5/2013
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
Species list for 11/5/2013
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
Species list for 10/5/2013
I haven't posted for a while because mothing has been so dire. I have run two traps on each night and on a couple have caught NO moths and the rest up to 19/5/13 just one or two. For completeness I am now adding these daily "lists"
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 |
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Species list for 9/5/2013
Another poor night, although given the cold, wet and windy conditions it could have been even worse.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
Species "list" for 8/5/2013
After a couple of promising catches and a warm day, an empty actinic trap and just four moths in the MV was a big disappointment.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 |
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Species List for 7/5/2013
Always a good day when a Swallow Prominent arrives!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 1 |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 2 |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 11 |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 3 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 11 |
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Species List for 6/5/2013
The best so far this year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
1746 | Anticlea badiata | Shoulder Stripe | 1 |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 1 |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 2 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 10 |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 6 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 1 |
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Species List for 5/5/2013
The first Silver Y of the year gives some hope of further migrants on the way.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Sunday, 5 May 2013
Species List for 4/5/2013
Still running two traps, it doesn't see worth get the two blue light traps out yet.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 3 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 |
Species List for 3/5/2013
It still seems to be way behind in terms of the number of species, but looking at last years early may results they were similar!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 8 |
Species List for 2/5/2013
Positively a flood of moths!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 6 |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Species List for 1/5/2013
I suppose three species does just about qualify as a list
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
Species List for 30/4/2013
Not really a list! The only moth I caught on my first day back to mothing of a birding trip to Colorado and California.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
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