Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
462 | Ypsolopha sequella | 1 | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 1 | |
702 | Agonopterix assimilella | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 16 |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 3 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 1 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 97 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 26 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 197 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 5 |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 3 |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 7 |
2266 | Agrochola litura | Brown-spot Pinion | 1 |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 8 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 45 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 2 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 6 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 5 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 4 |
2469 | Scoliopteryx libatrix | Herald | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
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.
Monday, 30 September 2013
Species List For 29/9/2013
A surprisingly warm and calm night. Lots of the expected moths and the first stunning Herald of the year. 20 micro moths of five species and 424 macro moths of 25 species.
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Species List for 28/9/2013
The first L-album Wainscot of the second brood on a rather late date. The party may be over looking at the forecast for the week.Only two species of micro moth, still mainly Light Brown Apple Moths and 333 macro moths of 29 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 12 |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 2 |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 |
1745 | Larentia clavaria | Mallow | 2 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 2 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 69 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 12 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 159 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 3 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 2 |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 6 |
2266 | Agrochola litura | Brown-spot Pinion | 1 |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 1 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 46 |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 3 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 1 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 4 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 4 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
2434 | Diachrysia chrysitis | Burnished Brass | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Species List for 27/9/2013
Just five mocro moths of three species and 418 macro moths of 30 species. Still awaiting an autumn mega!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
714 | Agonopterix yeatiana | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 |
1417 | Pyralis farinalis | Meal Moth | 1 |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 |
1745 | Larentia clavaria | Mallow | 2 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 4 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 3 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 89 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 22 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 187 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 2 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 3 |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 4 |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 6 |
2256 | Eupsilia transversa | Satellite | 1 |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 4 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 64 |
2274 | Xanthia icteritia | Sallow | 1 |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 2 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 3 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 1 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 3 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 2 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 3 |
Friday, 27 September 2013
Species List for 26/9/2013
When I went out to the moth traps this morning, the first thing I noticed was how dry it was. No condensation on the cars or windows ans no morning dew on the grass. I was a bit colder and there were no moths perched on the outside of the traps.We were into a different air mass and there were far fewer moths, today as a consequence. There still were good numbers of the main contributors, but species numbers were well down Three species of micro moths, 21 individuals and 390 macro moths of 28 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 18 |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 1 |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 2 |
1745 | Larentia clavaria | Mallow | 1 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 |
1776 | Colostygia pectinataria | Green Carpet | 1 |
1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 |
1911 | Ennomos autumnaria | Large Thorn | 2 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 5 |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 3 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 112 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 21 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 130 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 5 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 2 |
2231 | Aporophyla lutulenta | Deep-brown Dart | 1 |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 5 |
2266 | Agrochola litura | Brown-spot Pinion | 1 |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 5 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 74 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 3 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 2 |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 3 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Species List for 25/9/2013
I don't what our apples will be like this year, there are lots of them, but even more postvitta! Other that that there were just 13 micro moths of five species. The 601 macro moths of 46 species were mostly Large Yellow Underwings, Setaceous Hebrew Characters and Lunar Underwings. There were several moths new for the year, Mallow, Dark Brown Dark, Black Rustic, Orange Sallow and Large and Small Wainscots all appeared for the first time this year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 93 |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 3 |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 4 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 4 |
1682 | Timandra comae | Blood-vein | 1 |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 |
1716 | Rhodometra sacraria | Vestal | 1 |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 |
1745 | Larentia clavaria | Mallow | 2 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 7 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 |
1883 | Acasis viretata | Yellow-barred Brindle | 1 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 3 |
1911 | Ennomos autumnaria | Large Thorn | 1 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 4 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 5 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 11 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 155 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 13 |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 229 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 13 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 5 |
2231 | Aporophyla lutulenta | Deep-brown Dart | 1 |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 2 |
2248 | Dryobotodes eremita | Brindled Green | 1 |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 3 |
2266 | Agrochola litura | Brown-spot Pinion | 2 |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 2 |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 84 |
2271 | Xanthia citrago | Orange Sallow | 1 |
2272 | Xanthia aurago | Barred Sallow | 2 |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 2 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 8 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 3 |
2350 | Chortodes pygmina | Small Wainscot | 1 |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 4 |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 9 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 2 |
2434 | Diachrysia chrysitis | Burnished Brass | 3 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 6 |
Plus a Common Carpet I forgat to add.
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Species List for 24/9/2013
Still a lot of moths dominated by Setaceous Hebrew Characters and Large Yellow Underwings, with good numbers of E. postvittana (I probably missed quite a few) and Lunar Underwings. First Barred Sallow and Autumnal Rustic of the year. Totals of 44 micro moths of 594 macro moths of 39 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 34 |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 3 |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 2 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 2 |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 2 | |
1682 | Timandra comae | Blood-vein | 2 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 5 |
1776 | Colostygia pectinataria | Green Carpet | 1 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 |
1883 | Acasis viretata | Yellow-barred Brindle | 2 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 |
1911 | Ennomos autumnaria | Large Thorn | 2 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 4 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 8 |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 3 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 166 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 22 |
2117 | Eugnorisma glareosa | Autumnal Rustic | 1 |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 237 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 8 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 3 |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 5 |
2266 | Agrochola litura | Brown-spot Pinion | 3 |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 5 |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 67 |
2272 | Xanthia aurago | Barred Sallow | 1 |
2274 | Xanthia icteritia | Sallow | 1 |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 2 |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 4 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 5 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 3 |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 4 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 6 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 5 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 2 |
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Species List For 23/9/2013
A few new moths for the year, with Beaded Chestnut, Flounced Chestnut and Sallow putting in appearances. 40 micro moths (31
Epiphyas postvittana) of seven species and 439 macro moths of 39 species. There was a surprise return of Dingy footman, and a carpet as yet identified Plus a Brindled Green, as a red-green colour-blind mother I had to wait for help on this one from Pam! The Carpet was a different looking Common Marbled Carpet.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 |
714 | Agonopterix yeatiana | 1 | |
870 | Oegoconia quadripuncta | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 31 |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 3 |
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 1 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 2 | |
1682 | Timandra comae | Blood-vein | 1 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 2 |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 3 |
1883 | Acasis viretata | Yellow-barred Brindle | 1 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 3 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 3 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 9 |
2026 | Orgyia antiqua | Vapourer | 1 |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 137 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 17 |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 143 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 4 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 4 |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 1 |
2265 | Agrochola helvola | Flounced Chestnut | 1 |
2266 | Agrochola litura | Brown-spot Pinion | 1 |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 3 |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 66 |
2274 | Xanthia icteritia | Sallow | 1 |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 2 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 6 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 3 |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 |
2364 | Gortyna flavago | Frosted Orange | 1 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 6 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
2434 | Diachrysia chrysitis | Burnished Brass | 1 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 2 |
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