Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1408 | Palpita vitrealis | 1 | ||
1760 | Chloroclysta siterata | Red-green Carpet | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 30 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 2 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 3 | |
2259 | Conistra ligula | Dark Chestnut | 1 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 5 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 7 | |
2272 | Xanthia aurago | Barred Sallow | 1 | |
2274 | Xanthia icteritia | Sallow | 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, 12 October 2016
Species List for 11/10/2016
Palpita vitrealis
Barred Sallow
Sallow
Dark Chestnut
Rusty-dot Pearl
Red-green Carpet
Monday, 10 October 2016
Species List for 9/10/2016
A very cold night and very few moths, but the first Deep-brown Dart I've caught since 2013.
Deep-brown Dart
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1745 | Larentia clavaria | Mallow | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 17 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2231 | Aporophyla lutulenta | Deep-brown Dart | 1 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 2 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 6 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 16 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 3 |
Sunday, 9 October 2016
Species List for 8/10/2016
A quieter night, but the second Feathered Brindle of the year was a strikingly marked moth and there was also a very strongly marked Pine Carpet. The two Mallows were the first of the year.
Pine Carpet
Feathered Brindle
Feathered Brindle
Mallow
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 3 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1745 | Larentia clavaria | Mallow | 2 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 45 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2230 | Aporophyla australis | Feathered Brindle | 1 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 2 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 9 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 23 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 3 |
Labels:
daily list,
Feathered Brindle,
Mallow,
Pine Carpet
Saturday, 8 October 2016
Species List for 7/10/2016
A windless, overcast night brought a few more species and a good list of migrants.
Brick
Pale Mottled Willow
Humming-bird Hawk-moth
Humming-bird Hawk-moth,
Silver Y
Dark Sword-grass
Scarce Bordered Straw
Satellite
Red-green Carpet
Pine Carpet
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 10 | |
1042 | Acleris rhombana | Rhomboid Tortrix | 1 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 8 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuate | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1760 | Chloroclysta siterata | Red-green Carpet | 2 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 | |
1767 | Thera firmata | Pine Carpet | 1 | |
1984 | Macroglossum stellatarum | Humming-bird Hawk-moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 61 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 7 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 12 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 1 | |
2195 | Mythimna vitellina | Delicate | 2 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 5 | |
2256 | Eupsilia transversa | Satellite | 1 | |
2262 | Agrochola circellaris | Brick | 1 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 12 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 18 | |
2272 | Xanthia aurago | Barred Sallow | 3 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 3 | |
2400 | Helicoverpa armigera | Scarce Bordered Straw | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Friday, 7 October 2016
Species List for 610/2016
Numbers are still decreasing, but a couple of species reappeared after a gap, Clepsis consimilana and Double-striped Pug.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 6 | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 5 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 5 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 49 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 7 | |
2117 | Eugnorisma glareosa | Autumnal Rustic | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 6 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 8 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 5 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 7 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 24 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Thursday, 6 October 2016
Species List for 5/10/2016
Although the Convolvulus Hawk-moth had flown off high yesterday it re-appeared, this time in my 80W no1 by the pond.
The trap I have in the small vegetable garden has had very few moths for the last few days and I was thinking of retiring it for the winter, however today it yielded the first Green-brindled Crescent of the season.
It has been a few days since the last Silver Y and the one today was very fresh.
The trap I have in the small vegetable garden has had very few moths for the last few days and I was thinking of retiring it for the winter, however today it yielded the first Green-brindled Crescent of the season.
Green-brindled Crescent
It has been a few days since the last Silver Y and the one today was very fresh.
Silver Y
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1972 | Agrius convolvuli | Convolvulus Hawk-moth (re-trap) | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 34 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 6 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 | |
2245 | Allophyes oxyacanthae | Green-brindled Crescent | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 6 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 9 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 24 | |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Wednesday, 5 October 2016
Species List for 4/10/2016
After the Convolvulus Hawk-moth from Chris's garden I had one in my Actinic trap this morning. A quick look confirmed it was a different individual. There was also a Scarce Bordered Straw and a Chestnut.
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
Scarce Bordered Straw
Chestnut
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 3 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 8 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 4 | |
1972 | Agrius convolvuli | Convolvulus Hawk-moth | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 42 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 8 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 2 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 3 | |
2258 | Conistra vaccinii | Chestnut | 1 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 8 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 28 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 | |
2400 | Helicoverpa armigera | Scarce Bordered Straw | 1 |
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
Species List for 3/10/2016
This list includes the Convolvulus Hawk-moth that featured yesterday. In the traps the first Large Wainscot of the Autumn, another Delicate and the third Clancy's Rustic for the year were good.
Convolvulus Hawk-moth
Large Wainscot
Clancy's Rustic
Barred Sallow
Barred Sallow
Acleris rhombana
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 5 | |
1042 | Acleris rhombana | Rhomboid Tortrix | 1 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 7 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 4 | |
1972 | Agrius convolvuli | Convolvulus Hawk-moth | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 61 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 10 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 1 | |
2195 | Mythimna vitellina | Delicate | 1 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 1 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 13 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 34 | |
2272 | Xanthia aurago | Barred Sallow | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 | |
2387a | Platyperigea kadenii | Clancy's Rustic | 1 |
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