Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 2 | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 1 | ||
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | NFY | |
970 | Pandemis cerasana | Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | NFY |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 5 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 1 | ||
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | ||
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 4 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1711 | Idaea trigeminata | Treble Brown Spot | 1 | NFY |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1727 | Xanthorhoe montanata | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 4 | |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 2 | |
1835 | Eupithecia tripunctaria | White-spotted Pug | 1 | |
1883 | Acasis viretata | Yellow-barred Brindle | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 4 | |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 40 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 1 | |
2157 | Lacanobia w-latinum | Light Brocade | 2 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 | |
2331 | Apamea unanimis | Small Clouded Brindle | 1 | |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 2 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 9 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 2 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 | NFY |
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.
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Species List for 30/5/2014
A cooler night with the min temp of 9.3 deg C. Four new species for the year, two micros and two macros, in total of 111 moths.
Friday, 30 May 2014
Species List for 29/5/2014
Another reasonable night with a min temp of 12.7 deg C. Six new moths for the year, two micros and four macros in 209 moths of 47 species, 11 micros and 36 macros.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 5 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 3 | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 2 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 27 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 5 | ||
1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | ||
1174 | Epiblema cynosbatella | 1 | ||
1301 | Crambus lathoniellus | 1 | ||
1333 | Scoparia pyralella | 2 | NFY | |
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 2 | NFY | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 | |
1709 | Idaea subsericeata | Satin Wave | 1 | NFY |
1759 | Ecliptopera silaceata | Small Phoenix | 1 | NFY |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 8 | |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 | |
1776 | Colostygia pectinataria | Green Carpet | 2 | |
1807 | Perizoma albulata | Grass Rivulet | 1 | |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 2 | |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 10 | |
1837 | Eupithecia subfuscata | Grey Pug | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
1920 | Odontopera bidentata | Scalloped Hazel | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 | |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 2 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 3 | |
1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 | NFY |
2043 | Eilema sororcula | Orange Footman | 2 | |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 3 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 4 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 46 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 6 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 5 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 | NFY |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 7 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 7 | |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 5 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 16 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 8 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2422 | Pseudoips prasinana | Green Silver-lines | 1 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 |
Thursday, 29 May 2014
Species List for 28/5/2014
A better evening with a min temp of 12.2 deg C.127 moths of 37 species, the only "new for the year" was a Dark Arches.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 4 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 13 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 5 | ||
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 10 | |
1776 | Colostygia pectinataria | Green Carpet | 1 | |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 1 | |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 3 | |
1837 | Eupithecia subfuscata | Grey Pug | 2 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 | |
1936 | Menophra abruptaria | Waved Umber | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 3 | |
1957 | Lomographa bimaculata | White-pinion Spotted | 1 | |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 1 | |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 3 | |
2043 | Eilema sororcula | Orange Footman | 1 | |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 3 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 3 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 18 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 5 | |
2157 | Lacanobia w-latinum | Light Brocade | 1 | |
2164 | Hecatera bicolorata | Broad-barred White | 1 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 3 | |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 1 | NFY |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 3 | |
2337x | Oligia strigilis agg. | Marbled Minor agg. | 2 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 16 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 6 | |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Species List for 27/5/14
A cooler day and a min temp of 11.3 deg C. 70 moths of 21 species, White-point being the only year addition.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 6 | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1835 | Eupithecia tripunctaria | White-spotted Pug | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
1920 | Odontopera bidentata | Scalloped Hazel | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 | |
1936 | Menophra abruptaria | Waved Umber | 1 | |
2043 | Eilema sororcula | Orange Footman | 1 | |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 2 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 17 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 5 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 2 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 5 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 1 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 | NFY |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 15 |
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Species List for 26/5/2014
A wet day, followed by a damp night and soggy egg boxes. A min temp of 12.7 deg C and a moderate to fresh breeze gusting up to a strong breeze meant that the catch was a very moderate 66 moths of 18 species. The main interest for my two apprentice mothers, Jack and Josh, was the black Peppered Moth that compared nicely with the more normal ones also caught.
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 7 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 | |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 3 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 4 | |
1936 | Menophra abruptaria | Waved Umber | 1 | |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 1 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 2 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 13 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 7 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 14 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Monday, 26 May 2014
Species List for 25/5/2014
A total of 136 individuals of 37 species, including three new for the year was a reasonable catch last night. The min temp was 12.5 deg C. I've adjusted the total number of moths down five for last year after finding a typing error while doing my year return for Kent.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 3 | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 4 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 19 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 2 | ||
1174 | Epiblema cynosbatella | 5 | ||
1301 | Crambus lathoniellus | 2 | NFY | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 2 | |
1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 | |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 | |
1727 | Xanthorhoe montanata | Silver-ground Carpet | 1 | |
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 2 | |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 1 | |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 4 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 | |
1936 | Menophra abruptaria | Waved Umber | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 4 | |
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 2 | |
1992 | Deilephila porcellus | Small Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 | |
2043 | Eilema sororcula | Orange Footman | 4 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 7 | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | |
2078 | Nola confusalis | Least Black Arches | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 21 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 7 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 1 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | NFY |
2334 | Apamea sordens | Rustic Shoulder-knot | 3 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 22 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 2 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2399 | Pyrrhia umbra | Bordered Sallow | 1 | NFY |
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Species List for 24/5/2014
Slightly cooler, 11.8 deg C with just a gentle breeze. 44 moths of 23 species, including four new for the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
17 | Hepialus lupulinus | Common Swift | 2 | |
714 | Agonopterix yeatiana | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1063 | Celypha striana | 1 | NFY | |
1174 | Epiblema cynosbatella | 1 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | NFY |
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 2 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 2 | |
1819 | Eupithecia exiguata | Mottled Pug | 1 | |
1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 1 | |
1837 | Eupithecia subfuscata | Grey Pug | 1 | NFY |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | NFY |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 1 | |
2078 | Nola confusalis | Least Black Arches | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 3 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 5 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2147 | Hada plebeja | Shears | 2 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2380 | Charanyca trigrammica | Treble Lines | 8 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
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