Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 2 | ||
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 50 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 6 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 9 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 3 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 | |
2195 | Mythimna vitellina | Delicate | 6 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 4 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 1 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 5 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 48 | |
2272 | Xanthia aurago | Barred Sallow | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2387a | Platyperigea kadenii | Clancy's Rustic | 1 | |
2400 | Helicoverpa armigera | Scarce Bordered Straw | 2 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 | |
2452 | Catocala nupta | Red Underwing | 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.
Saturday, 30 September 2017
Species List for 29/09/2017
154 moths of 28 species including two more Scarce Bordered Straws and six Delicates.
Friday, 29 September 2017
Species List for 28/09/2017
A very poor result for all six traps. Just 110 moths of 16 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 1 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1408 | Palpita vitrealis | 1 | ||
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 41 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 11 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 5 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 2 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 5 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 2 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 31 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 2 |
Thursday, 28 September 2017
Species List for 27/09/2017
Lat night's weather was forecast as very wet, and lived up to expectations. I ran two traps, my Robinson,because it is pretty rain proof, and my new 125W box trap, cobbled together using an old set of electrics and a Bexley Council waste paper box. Unexpectedly, after two days, the Clifden Nonpareil reappeared. It will be released further away tonight.The 63 moths of 17 species included the first Sallow of the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 30 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 3 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 1 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 12 | |
2274 | Xanthia icteritia | Sallow | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
2451 | Catocala fraxini | Clifden Nonpareil | 1 | retrap |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Species List for 26/09/2017
209 moths of 30 species included the first two Orange Sallows of the year. Two more Clancy's Rustics, two Palpita vitrealis, a Rusty-dot Pearl and a Delicate were possible migrants. There was also a very fresh Red Admiral butterfly in my 80w No2 trap.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 2 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1041 | Acleris sparsana | 1 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 | |
1408 | Palpita vitrealis | 2 | ||
1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | 1 | ||
1465 | Nephopterix angustella | 1 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 3 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 7 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 3 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 70 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 8 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 25 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 5 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 | |
2195 | Mythimna vitellina | Delicate | 1 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 2 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 6 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 5 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 47 | |
2271 | Xanthia citrago | Orange Sallow | 2 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 | |
2387a | Platyperigea kadenii | Clancy's Rustic | 2 |
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Species List for 25/09/2017
I've been moaning for ages that almost everyone else in East Kent has caught at least one Clifden Nonpareil. Pam even saw one a while ago when I was abroad and Phil Chantler released one by the Monument. Last night should put a stop to my moans, well on this subject anyway. A couple of quick pictures, it is a bit battered, but I'm not complaining. In addition there was Ni Moth which was my 7th record. A total of 257 moths of 37 species.
zCode | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
977 | Archips podana | Large Fruit-tree Tortrix | 3 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1306 | Agriphila inquinatella | 1 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 1 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 3 | ||
1361 | Pyrausta aurata | 1 | ||
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 2 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | 1 | ||
1465 | Nephopterix angustella | 1 | ||
1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 | |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 9 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 2 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 3 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 74 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 13 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 5 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 28 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 16 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 | |
2195 | Mythimna vitellina | Delicate | 2 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 2 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 3 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 5 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 57 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 3 | |
2387a | Platyperigea kadenii | Clancy's Rustic | 1 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 2 | |
2432 | Trichoplusia ni | Ni Moth | 1 | |
2451 | Catocala fraxini | Clifden Nonpareil | 1 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 3 |
Clifden Nonpareil
Clifden Nonpareil
Ni Moth
Delicate
Clancy's Rustic
Labels:
Clancy's Rustic,
Clifden Nonpareil,
daily list,
Delicate,
Ni Moth
Monday, 25 September 2017
Species List for 24/09/2017
Two Four-spotted Footman were the highlight of a night with 247 moths of 34 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 4 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 11 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | 1 | ||
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 5 | |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 5 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 3 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 5 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
2051 | Lithosia quadra | Four-spotted Footman | 2 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 77 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 12 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 34 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 10 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 1 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 3 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 3 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 2 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 40 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 4 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 2 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 5 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 2 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Sunday, 24 September 2017
Species List for 23/09/2017
An interesting catch with 228 moths of 38 species, including the latest Mottled Rustic I've caught. I believe it does occasionally have a second generation but I've only seen it rarely and the previous latest dat was Sept 19th in 2014.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 3 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 3 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 2 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 6 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 3 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 3 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 69 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 27 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 30 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 10 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 2 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 2 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 4 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 2 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea | Feathered Ranunculus | 1 | |
2267 | Agrochola lychnidis | Beaded Chestnut | 1 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 29 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 2 | |
2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 3 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 5 |
Saturday, 23 September 2017
Species List for 22/09/2017
Frosted Orange. Mallow and Spruce Carped joined the autumnal party. In total there were 172 moths of 28 spwecies.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 |
1306 | Agriphila inquinatella | 1 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 |
1745 | Larentia clavaria | Mallow | 1 |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 1 |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 |
1911 | Ennomos autumnaria | Large Thorn | 1 |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 62 |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 9 |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 |
2117 | Eugnorisma glareosa | Autumnal Rustic | 2 |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 41 |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 10 |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 3 |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 4 |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 17 |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 |
2364 | Gortyna flavago | Frosted Orange | 1 |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
2387a | Platyperigea kadenii | Clancy's Rustic | 1 |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
2449 | Abrostola triplasia | Dark Spectacle | 1 |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Mallow
Frosted Orange
Spruce Carpet
Labels:
daily list,
Frosted Orange,
Mallow,
Spruce Carpet
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