Passenger, caught 23/9/2006 (National moth night).

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.

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 21 August 2017

Lyddington B&B, Rutland. 17/8/2017 t0 19/8/2017

Birdfair time and a three night mothing session at the B&B with my grandsons, Jack and Josh.
Species List for 17/8/2017


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 3
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
697 Agonopterix arenella 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 3
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 8
1305 Agriphila tristella 11
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1345 Elophila nymphaeata Brown China-mark 1
1348 Parapoynx stratiotata Ringed China-mark 11
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 10
1680 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush 1
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 4
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 3
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2   
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 29
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 57
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 14
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 4
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 25
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 9
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2303 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 6
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 7

Species List for 18/8/2017
A wet evening was followed by a clear cold night.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 2
1303 Agriphila selasella 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 10
1348 Parapoynx stratiotata Ringed China-mark 2
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 1
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 21
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 13
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 11
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 11
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 7
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 2
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 12
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 2   
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1

Species List for 19/8/2017
Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 4
1305 Agriphila tristella 12
1309 Agriphila geniculea 1
1348 Parapoynx stratiotata Ringed China-mark 2
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 3
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 3
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 24
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 51
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 7
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 12
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 34
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 7
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 4
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 3
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 14   
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 3
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 2
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 3

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