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.


Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Species List for 23/07/2018

A cooler breezier night, and to some extent a welcome drop in the number of moths down to 469 moths of 92 species.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
282 Caloptilia elongella 1
0425x Yponomeuta padella/malinellus 1
455 Ypsolopha scabrella 2
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 6
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 37
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 4
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 1
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 3
1063 Celypha striana 1
1260 Cydia splendana 2
1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 9
1302 Crambus perlella 12
1304 Agriphila straminella 11
1313 Catoptria pinella 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 2
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 2   
1424 Endotricha flammealis 16
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1438 Trachycera suavella 1
1439 Trachycera advenella 2
1441 Oncocera semirubella 1
1444 Pempelia obductella 2
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1690 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein 2
1699 Idaea rusticata Least Carpet 8
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 3
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 7
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 10
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1777 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 3
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 4
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 1
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 5
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 5
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 2
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 6
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 4
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 4
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 2
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 17
2098 Axylia putris Flame 6
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 4
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 22
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 4
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 23
2112 Noctua interjecta Least Yellow Underwing 3
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 9
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 1
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 3
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 3
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 3
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 5
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 3
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 4
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 2
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 2
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 24
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 1
2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 1
2342 Mesoligia literosa Rosy Minor 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 30
2343a Mesapamea didyma Lesser Common Rustic 1
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 1
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 1
2360x Amphipoea oculea agg. Ear Moth agg. 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 30
2381x Hoplodrina alsines/blanda Uncertain/Rustic agg. 1
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 26
2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock 1
2439 Plusia festucae Gold Spot 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 20
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 1

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