Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 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, 28 November 2018
Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Species List for 26/11/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 1 |
Species List for 25/11/2018
A red letter day, a Scarce Umber, my first here and another Oak Rustic.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1933 | Agriopis aurantiaria | Scarce Umber | 1 | NFS |
2246a | Dryobota labecula | Oak Rustic | 1 |
Species List for 24/11/2018
Two migrants, a feature of the Kent Coast currently.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Species List for 23/11/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
Species List for 22/11/2018
Wow- four species, six moths. an actual list.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 3 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
Species List for 21/11/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 1 |
Species List for 20/11/2018
A zero return yesterday. Avery worn moth today, but it Brick seems to fit whats left.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2262 | Agrochola circellaris | Brick | 1 |
Species List for 18/11/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 |
Species List for 17/11/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 |
Sunday, 18 November 2018
Species List for 16/11/2018
A little cooler here, despite the fact that according to ocean measurements from the North Pole Environmental Observatory, the mercury tipped -1.9°C (28.6°F) on Wednesday as the Arctic bathed in an unseasonably warm spell and some areas of the Arctic were up to 35˚C (63°F) warmer than the seasonal average. This is of course a global warming hoax, engineered by China. In total six moths of five species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
0874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | ||
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Species List for 15/11/2018
Another dry, and for the time of year reasonably mild night. Another Oak Rustic aand still a few migrants. Eight moths of five species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1923 | Colotois pennaria | Feathered Thorn | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2246a | Dryobota labecula | Oak Rustic | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Species List for 14/11/2018
After almost a week of near continuous rain the weather has changed and the Robinson is in the back garden. Not spectacular but the first December Moth of the year and six moths of six species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1631 | Poecilocampa populi | December Moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
December Moth
Species List for 8/11/2018
After a night off forvery wet weather, I foolishly put my traps out. Just six moths and a lot of drying out to do!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 2 | ||
1795x | Epirrita dilutata agg. | November Moth agg. | 1 | |
2240 | Lithophane leautieri | Blair's Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 2 |
Species List for 6/11/2018
Just two moths, both Large Yellow Underwings, the weather is deteriorating!
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 2 |
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Species List for 5/11/2018
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 | |
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1760 | Chloroclysta siterata | Red-green Carpet | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 | |
2246a | Dryobota labecula | Oak Rustic | 4 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
The two morphs of Oak Rustic.
Species List for 4/11/2018
A much milder night brought a better return with 18 moths of nine species, including the first Mottled Umber of the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1935 | Erannis defoliaria | Mottled Umber | 1 | NFY |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 5 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2245 | Allophyes oxyacanthae | Green-brindled Crescent | 2 | |
2246a | Dryobota labecula | Oak Rustic | 1 | |
2262 | Agrochola circellaris | Brick | 1 | |
2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 3 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Mottled Umber
Monday, 5 November 2018
Species List for 3/11/2018
Another single moth night. The promised mild spell yet to arrive.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Species List for 2/11/2018
Still cold and windy. Just four moths of three species, three traps run.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 | |
2240 | Lithophane leautieri | Blair's Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 1 |
Species List for 30/10/2018
Three moths, two species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2264 | Agrochola macilenta | Yellow-line Quaker | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 2 |
Species "List" for 28/10/2018
Just one moth.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 1 |
Monday, 29 October 2018
27/10/2018, back at the Hidden House.
Back home after the Scillies trip. Poor windy wet weather meant that I only put out my Robinson trap. Not one single moth visited.
Species List for 25/10/2018 - The Summer House, St Mary's Isles of Scilly
Our last night of mothing at The Summer House, St Mary's Isles of Scilly. A quiet night with one new species for the trip, a Double-striped Pug. In all 132 moths of 16 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0278a | Opogona omoscopa | 20 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 6 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 19 | |
1716 | Rhodometra sacraria | Vestal | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 8 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2203 | Mythimna unipuncta | White-speck | 23 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 4 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea scillonea | Feathered Ranunculus | 36 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 3 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 |
Species List for 24/10/2018 - The Summer House, St Mary's Isles of Scilly
Despite being a quiet night, a three star moth in the form of a Radford's Flame Shoulder was a new moth for all of us. In total there were 122 moths of 21 species.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0278a | Opogona omoscopa | 9 | ||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | ||
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | ||
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 23 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 2 | ||
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 5 | |
2102a | Ochropleura leucogaster | Radford's Flame Shoulder | 1 | *** |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 10 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 2 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 1 | |
2203 | Mythimna unipuncta | White-speck | 20 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 12 | |
2236 | Lithophane hepatica | Pale Pinion | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea scillonea | Feathered Ranunculus | 25 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
Radford's Flame Shoulder
Species List for 23/10/2018 - The Summer House, St Mary's Isles of Scilly
A quieter night led to a few more moths, 157 moths of 25 species including a surprise Buff Footman.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0278a
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Opogona omoscopa | 15 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 3 | ||
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 35 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 2 | ||
1716 | Rhodometra sacraria | Vestal | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 6 | |
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 | |
1771a | Thera cupressata | Cypress Carpet | 2 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 13 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 3 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2203 | Mythimna unipuncta | White-speck | 26 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 7 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea scillonea | Feathered Ranunculus | 22 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 7 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Species List for 22/10/2018 - The Summer House, St Mary's Isles of Scilly
Cold and breezy. 128 moths of 16 species, including the first Large Wainscots and Silver Y of the visit.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0278a | Opogona omoscopa | 6 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 15 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 5 | |
1771a | Thera cupressat | Cypress Carpet | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 10 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 1 | |
2203 | Mythimna unipuncta | White-speck | 33 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 21 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea scillonea | Feathered Ranunculus | 20 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 6 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 | |
2375 | Rhizedra lutosa | Large Wainscot | 2 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Sunday, 28 October 2018
Species List for 21/10/2018 - The Summer House, St Mary's Isles of Scilly
Cooler weather brought a drop in the number of moths, with just 116 of 20 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0278a | Opogona omoscopa | 11 | ||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 4 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 11 | |
1408 | Palpita vitrealis | 2 | ||
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 1 | ||
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 4 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 12 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 5 | |
2203 | Mythimna unipuncta | White-speck | 19 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 5 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea scillonea | Feathered Ranunculus | 18 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 12 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 |
Species List for 20/10/2018 - The Summer House, St Mary's Isles of Scilly
Our first night on St Mary's, with Nina, Jack and Josh. Unfortunately the wind had changed to the north and and there were far fewer migrants than in the exceptional preceding weeks. Nevertheless we had some good moths. We ran Jack's 125W Robinson and a 15W portable Heath Actinic trap, and a "Morris" 80W collapsible Trap. In total there were 247 moths of 30 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
0278a | Opogona omoscopa | 2 | ||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 2 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1395 | Udea ferrugalis | Rusty-dot Pearl | 66 | |
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | Rush Veneer | 1 | |
1408 | Palpita vitrealis | 1 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1716 | Rhodometra sacraria | Vestal | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1764 | Chloroclysta truncata | Common Marbled Carpet | 2 | |
1768 | Thera obeliscata | Grey Pine Carpet | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 1 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 3 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 21 | |
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 9 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 2 | |
2195 | Mythimna vitellina | Delicate | 1 | |
2202 | Mythimna l-album | L-album Wainscot | 1 | |
2203 | Mythimna unipuncta | White-speck | 38 | |
2232 | Aporophyla nigra | Black Rustic | 9 | |
2240 | Lithophane leautieri | Blair's Shoulder-knot | 1 | |
2255 | Polymixis lichenea scillonea | Feathered Ranunculus | 36 | |
2263 | Agrochola lota | Red-line Quaker | 1 | |
2270 | Omphaloscelis lunosa | Lunar Underwing | 35 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 3 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2449 | Abrostola triplasia | Dark Spectacle | 1 |
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