Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 1 | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 0 | 2 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 22 | |
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 0 | 5 | |
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 0 | 3 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 | |
2067 | Euplagia quadripunctaria | Jersey Tiger | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 173 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 4 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 268 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 15 | |
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 1 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 3 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 5 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 | |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 7 | |
2300 | Mormo maura | Old Lady | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 3 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 2 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 22 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 12 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 2 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 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.
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Species List for 30/8/2014
You would think that with 585 moths there must be something interesting, but apart from a Jersey Tiger, a species now quite commonplace and an Old Lady (I'm always pleased to catch an Old Lady) it was very mundane. A fresh Flame, the first of the late generation was.perhaps the highlight. Large Yellow Underwings and Setaceous Hebrew Characters are sill building in numbers.
Saturday, 30 August 2014
Species List for 29/8/2014
With a minimum temperature of 16.2 deg C I did have some hopes of better things. There were 339 moths, but only 32 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 9 | |
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 1 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 7 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 2 | ||
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 3 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 110 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 6 | |
2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 3 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 127 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 12 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 5 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 4 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 4 | |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 4 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 1 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 16 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 5 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Species List for 28/8/2014
A warm night, but breezy. 382 moths of 48 species. Two Svensson's Copper Underwings complicated the ID's and were new for the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 2 | |
246 | Tinea semifulvella | 1 | ||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 3 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 4 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 25 | |
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | ||
1260 | Cydia splendana | 1 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 9 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 2 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 | |
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 1 | |
1470 | Euzophera pinguis | 1 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 3 | ||
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 1 | |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 | |
1832 | Eupithecia assimilata | Currant Pug | 2 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
1883 | Acasis viretata | Yellow-barred Brindle | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | |
2009 | Ptilodon cucullina | Maple Prominent | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 97 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 7 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 10 | |
2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 132 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 13 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 3 | |
2166 | Hadena rivularis | Campion | 1 | |
2173 | Hadena bicruris | Lychnis | 1 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 2 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 2 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 2 | |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 2 | NFY |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 5 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 22 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 5 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 | |
2469 | Scoliopteryx libatrix | Herald | 1 |
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Species List for 27/8/2014
More moths and a few more species than last night. Altogether there were 495 moths of 56 species, three new for the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 2 | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 4 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 4 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 7 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 27 | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 3 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 8 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 1 | ||
1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 1 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 1 | |
1465 | Nephopterix angustella | 1 | NFY | |
1513 | Pterophorus pentadactyla | White Plume Moth | 1 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 3 | ||
1680 | Cyclophora punctaria | Maiden's Blush | 1 | |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 1 | |
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 1 | |
1739 | Epirrhoe rivata | Wood Carpet | 1 | |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 2 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 | |
1816 | Eupithecia linariata | Toadflax Pug | 1 | |
1832 | Eupithecia assimilata | Currant Pug | 1 | |
1855 | Eupithecia phoeniceata | Cypress Pug | 1 | NFY |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
1890 | Macaria alternata | Sharp-angled Peacock | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 8 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 2 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 2 | |
2009 | Ptilodon cucullina | Maple Prominent | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 6 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 80 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 13 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 207 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 26 | |
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 1 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 3 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 6 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 3 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 5 | |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 2 | NFY |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 7 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 4 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 16 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 8 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Species List for 26/8/2014
I didn't put the traps out on the 25/8/2014 because of the awful weather. It was better last night but the catch was still disappointing with few migrants. Altogether there were 285 moths of 38 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 6 | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 11 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 6 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 10 | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 1 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 1 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 8 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 6 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 2 | ||
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 | |
1782 | Horisme tersata | Fern | 2 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 2 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 72 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 5 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 13 | |
2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 78 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 11 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 2 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 2 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 3 | |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 1 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 5 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 10 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 12 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 |
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Species List for 24/8/2014
559 Moths of 41 species, more than half of which were Setaceous Hebrew Characters and Large Yellow Underwings.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 |
658 | Carcina quercana | 1 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 3 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 22 |
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 26 | |
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 5 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 7 | |
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 1 |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 4 |
1782 | Horisme tersata | Fern | 2 |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 4 |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 2 |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 5 |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 2 |
2026 | Orgyia antiqua | Vapourer | 1 |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 3 |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 2 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 76 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 4 |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 37 |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 3 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 248 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 12 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 2 |
2166 | Hadena rivularis | Campion | 1 |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 3 |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 |
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 8 |
2300 | Mormo maura | Old Lady | 1 NFY |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 |
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 1 |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 5 |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 31 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 21 |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 3 |
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