Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2382 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 3 | |
1001 | Lozotaeniodes formosanus | 1 | ||
1063 | Celypha striana | 6 | ||
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 17 | |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 8 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 10 | ||
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 2 | ||
1378 | Phlyctaenia coronata | 3 | ||
1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 1 | |
1464 | Gymnancyla canella | 1 | NFS | |
1699 | Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 1 | |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 3 | |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 | |
1830 | Eupithecia absinthiata | Wormwood Pug | 1 | |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 | |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 3 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 3 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 | |
1978 | Hyloicus pinastri | Pine Hawk-moth | 1 | |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 2 | |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 1 | |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 1 | |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 4 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 4 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 3 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2110a | Noctua janthina | Langmaid's Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 | |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 3 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 2 | |
2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 2 | |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 2 | |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 1 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 51 | |
2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 1 | |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 1 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 12 | |
2352 | Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow | 1 | |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 9 | |
2381x | Hoplodrina sp. | Hoplodrina species | 2 | |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 7 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 3 |
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.
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Species list for 30/7/2013
53 micros of 11 species including the first Gymnancyla canella for the site. This beach loving species seems to have wandered a few hundred metres inland. 145 macros of around 40 species, with a sixth record of Pine Hawk-moth for the site.
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Species List for 29/7/2013
Another very windy night, but much cooler. Just 13 micros, of 8 species, and 97 macros of 32 species. Three Dark Swordgrass were notable.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
449 | Prays fraxinella | Ash Bud Moth | 1 |
977 | Archips podana | Large Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 |
1010 | Ditula angustiorana | Red-barred Tortrix | 1 |
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | |
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 3 |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 2 | |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 2 | |
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 1 |
1682 | Timandra comae | Blood-vein | 1 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 2 |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
1830 | Eupithecia absinthiata | Wormwood Pug | 1 |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 2 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 3 |
1947 | Ectropis bistortata | Engrailed | 1 |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 3 |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 1 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 7 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 7 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 1 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 3 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 3 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 3 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 1 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 3 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 1 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 18 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 7 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 5 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 3 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 2 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 7 |
Monday, 29 July 2013
Species List for 28/7/2013
A very windy night, with a reasonably result. 57 micros, of 19 species, including a striking Rhyacionia pinicolana, the first for the garden and an equally stunning Oncocera semirubella. 193 macros of 44 species, including the first two L-album Wainscots of the year.
, always good to see. 424 | Yponomeuta evonymella | Bird-cherry Ermine | 1 | |
426 | Yponomeuta malinellus | Apple Ermine | 2 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 4 | ||
970 | Pandemis cerasana | Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 5 | ||
1211 | Rhyacionia pinicolana | 1 | NFS | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 2 | ||
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 26 | |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 4 | ||
1316 | Catoptria falsella | 1 | ||
1332 | Scoparia subfusca | 1 | ||
1378 | Phlyctaenia coronata | 1 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 1 | ||
1441 | Oncocera semirubella | 1 | ||
1483 | Phycitodes binaevella | 1 | ||
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 2 | |
1699 | Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 1 | |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 9 | |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 | |
1813 | Eupithecia haworthiata | Haworth's Pug | 1 | |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 | |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 3 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 2 | |
1922 | Ourapteryx sambucaria | Swallow-tailed Moth | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 | |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 6 | |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 2 | |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 4 | |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 2 | |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 8 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 | |
2077 | Nola cucullatella | Short-cloaked Moth | 2 | |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 5 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 12 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 5 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 7 | |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 10 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 9 | |
2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 2 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 2 | |
2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 4 | |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 4 | |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 3 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 22 | |
2330 | Apamea remissa | Dusky Brocade | 1 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 11 | |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 12 | |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 10 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 14 | |
2489 | Zanclognatha tarsipennalis | Fan-foot | 1 |
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Species List for 27/7/2013
A cool night brought the numbers down and a modest total of 28 micros of 10 species and 104 macros of 38 species was a marked decline on previous nights.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
161 | Zeuzera pyrina | Leopard Moth | 1 |
424 | Yponomeuta evonymella | Bird-cherry Ermine | 1 |
428 | Yponomeuta rorrella | Willow Ermine | 1 |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 |
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | |
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 12 |
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 6 | |
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | |
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 1 | |
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 3 |
1669 | Hemithea aestivaria | Common Emerald | 1 |
1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 4 |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 2 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 2 |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 1 |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 2 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 11 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 4 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 2 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 3 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 8 |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 3 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 2 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 6 |
2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 1 |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 |
2278 | Acronicta megacephala | Poplar Grey | 1 |
2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 2 |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 2 |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 7 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 9 |
2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 1 |
2339 | Oligia latruncula | Tawny Marbled Minor | 1 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 1 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 3 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 7 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 4 |
Saturday, 27 July 2013
Species List for 26/7/2013
A busy morning sorting the traps out after a disturbed night when a storm woke me at 2 a.m. 31 species of micro identified, 122 moths and about 57 species of macro, with a few still to do, 288 moths. The best moth was the Corn Borer. I think all the others I've caught have been females, this was a male and quite different and striking.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
14 | Hepialus humuli | Ghost Moth | 1 |
161 | Zeuzera pyrina | Leopard Moth | 1 |
424 | Yponomeuta evonymella | Bird-cherry Ermine | 9 |
428 | Yponomeuta rorrella | Willow Ermine | 13 |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 6 |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 3 |
870 | Oegoconia quadripuncta | 1 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 1 | |
937 | Agapeta hamana | 4 | |
970 | Pandemis cerasana | Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix | 2 |
972 | Pandemis heparana | Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix | 2 |
977 | Archips podana | Large Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 |
1001 | Lozotaeniodes formosanus | 1 | |
1010 | Ditula angustiorana | Red-barred Tortrix | 3 |
1063 | Celypha striana | 13 | |
1201 | Eucosma cana | 1 | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 1 | |
1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 1 |
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 27 |
1302 | Crambus perlella | 4 | |
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 10 | |
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 1 | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | |
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | |
1356a | Evergestis limbata | 1 | |
1375 | Ostrinia nubilalis | European Corn Borer | 1 |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 2 |
1378 | Phlyctaenia coronata | 3 | |
1483 | Phycitodes binaevella | 1 | |
1504 | Platyptilia pallidactyla | 3 | |
1513 | Pterophorus pentadactyla | White Plume Moth | 1 |
1637 | Lasiocampa quercus | Oak Eggar | 1 |
1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 5 |
1669 | Hemithea aestivaria | Common Emerald | 1 |
1699 | Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 4 |
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 20 |
1739 | Epirrhoe rivata | Wood Carpet | 1 |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 |
1757 | Eulithis mellinata | Spinach | 1 |
1758 | Eulithis pyraliata | Barred Straw | 1 |
1777 | Hydriomena furcata | July Highflyer | 2 |
1813 | Eupithecia haworthiata | Haworth's Pug | 1 |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 3 |
1860 | Pasiphila rectangulata | Green Pug | 5 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 |
1887 | Lomaspilis marginata | Clouded Border | 1 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 3 |
1917 | Selenia dentaria | Early Thorn | 1 |
1922 | Ourapteryx sambucaria | Swallow-tailed Moth | 1 |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 4 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 |
1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 11 |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 15 |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 2 |
1980 | Smerinthus ocellata | Eyed Hawk-moth | 1 |
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 5 |
2029 | Euproctis chrysorrhoea | Brown-tail | 1 |
2030 | Euproctis similis | Yellow-tail | 1 |
2037 | Miltochrista miniata | Rosy Footman | 1 |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 |
2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 1 |
2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 2 |
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 44 |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 9 |
2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 6 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 13 |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 19 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 4 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 |
2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 6 |
2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 12 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 5 |
2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 4 |
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 7 |
2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 7 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 13 |
2323 | Apamea sublustris | Reddish Light Arches | 1 |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 1 |
2339 | Oligia latruncula | Tawny Marbled Minor | 2 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 5 |
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 11 |
2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 7 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 4 |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
2489 | Zanclognatha tarsipennalis | Fan-foot | 2 |
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