0278a | Opogona omoscopa | present | ||
648 | Endrosis sarcitrella | White-shouldered House Moth | 3 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 6 | |
1157 | Crocidosema plebejana | 1 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 4 | ||
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 63 | |
1408 | Palpita vitrealis | 1 | ||
1716 | Rhodometra sacraria | Vestal | 2 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 5 | |
1768 | Thera obeliscata | Grey Pine Carpet | 1 | |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 2 | |
1771a | Thera cupressata | Cypress Carpet | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
1972 | Agrius convolvuli | Convolvulus Hawk-moth | 1 | |
2054 | Utetheisa pulchella | Crimson Speckled | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 11 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 44 | |
2119 | Peridroma saucia | Pearly Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 | |
2195 | Mythimna vitellina | Delicate | 1 | |
2203 | Mythimna unipuncta | White-speck | 7 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 24 | |
2240 | Lithophane leautieri | Blair's Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea scillonea | Feathered Ranunculus | 47 | |
2263 | Agrochola lota | Red-line Quaker | 1 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 6 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 7 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 2 | |
2433 | Thysanoplusia orichalcea | Slender Burnished Brass | 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.
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Mothing at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, 27/10/2014
One of the most exciting mothing sessions I can remember, not least because of the enthusiasm of Jack and Josh, surely amongst the most knowledgeable naturalists for their ages.In total there were 248 moths, including one mega, one very rare, a scarce hawk-moth in a total of nine migrant species. Jack found the Hawk-moth by the trap and Josh quickly added to the excitement by finding the Crimson Speckled on the decking by their Heath Trap. As they emptied the trap Jack immediately recognised the Slender Burnished Brass, probably the rarest moth of the trip.
Crimson Speckled (Utetheisa pulchella)
Crimson Speckled (Utetheisa pulchella)
Palpita vitrealis
Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria)
Delicate (Mythimna vitellina)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli)
Slender Burnished Brass (Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
Slender Burnished Brass (Thysanoplusia orichalcea)
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