Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 2 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 2 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 4 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 29 | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 1 | ||
1303 | Agriphila selasella | 1 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 2 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 37 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 6 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1361 | Pyrausta aurata | 1 | ||
1398 | Nomophila noctuella | 1 | ||
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | 1 | ||
1439 | Trachycera advenella | 2 | ||
1470 | Euzophera pinguis | 1 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 2 | ||
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 3 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
1732 | Scotopteryx chenopodiata | Shaded Broad-bar | 1 | |
1782 | Horisme tersata | Fern | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 2 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 19 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 6 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 3 | |
1956 | Cabera exanthemata | Common Wave | 1 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | |
2067 | Euplagia quadripunctaria | Jersey Tiger | 3 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 27 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 5 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 5 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 4 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 3 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 20 | |
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 51 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 98 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 6 | |
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 2 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 2 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
2164 | Hecatera bicolorata | Broad-barred White | 1 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 6 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 27 | |
2289 | Acronicta rumicis | Knot Grass | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 2 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 3 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 34 | |
2364 | Gortyna flavago | Frosted Orange | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 135 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 3 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 3 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 2 |
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, 25 August 2018
Species List for 22/08/2018
Species List for 21/08/2018
Another night with a lot of a few species of moths. In total there were 533 moths of 53 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 3 | |
428 | Yponomeuta rorrella | Willow Ermine | 2 | |
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 1 | |
647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 3 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 1 | ||
988 | Aphelia viburnana | Bilberry Tortrix | 6 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 10 | |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 2 | |
1260 | Cydia splendana | 2 | ||
1261 | Cydia pomonella | Codling Moth | 1 | |
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 2 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 19 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 2 | ||
1316 | Catoptria falsella | 1 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 1 | ||
1361 | Pyrausta aurata | 1 | ||
1439 | Trachycera advenella | 1 | ||
1497 | Amblyptilia acanthadactyla | 1 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 3 | ||
1682 | Timandra comae | Blood-vein | 1 | |
1689 | Scopula marginepunctata | Mullein Wave | 1 | |
1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 | |
1707 | Idaea seriata | Small Dusty Wave | 1 | |
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1742 | Camptogramma bilineata | Yellow Shell | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 2 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 7 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 2 | |
1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 1 | |
2067 | Euplagia quadripunctaria | Jersey Tiger | 2 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 25 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 10 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 4 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 9 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 14 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 72 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 97 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 9 | |
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 1 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 4 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 5 | |
2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 2 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 35 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 4 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 5 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 20 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 124 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 2 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 4 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 2 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
Wednesday, 22 August 2018
Species List for 20/08/2018
All traps up and running, but a coolish, breezy night brought 499 moths of 53 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 2 | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 2 | ||
937 | Agapeta hamana | 1 | ||
969 | Pandemis corylana | Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 28 | |
1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 1 | |
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 1 | ||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 1 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 20 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 4 | ||
1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 2 | ||
1356 | Evergestis forficalis | Garden Pebble | 1 | |
1388 | Udea lutealis | 1 | ||
1417 | Pyralis farinalis | Meal Moth | 1 | |
1439 | Trachycera advenella | 1 | ||
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 1 | |
1782 | Horisme tersata | Fern | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 4 | |
1890 | Macaria alternata | Sharp-angled Peacock | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 6 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 | |
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 3 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 | |
2067 | Euplagia quadripunctaria | Jersey Tiger | 3 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 22 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 13 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 5 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 76 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 69 | |
2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 9 | |
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 2 | |
2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 3 | |
2164 | Hecatera bicolorata | Broad-barred White | 1 | |
2173 | Hadena bicruris | Lychnis | 1 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 3 | |
2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 2 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 44 | |
2297 | Amphipyra pyramidea | Copper Underwing | 1 | |
2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 4 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 12 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 19 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 103 | |
2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 4 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 4 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 2 | |
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 |
Species List for 19/08/2018
Back from the birdfair, but late and just time to put the Robinson on the the main garden, in the normal position of the Skinner. Not a great night with just 87 moths of 23 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 1 | ||
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 1 | ||
1309 | Agriphila geniculea | 1 | ||
1365 | Pyrausta despicata | 1 | ||
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 1 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 | |
2087 | Agrotis segetum | Turnip Moth | 3 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 3 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 26 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 8 | |
2194 | Mythimna albipuncta | White-point | 3 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 1 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 3 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 23 | |
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 |
Lyddington B&B, Rutland, Species List for 18/08/2018
The last of the three nights at Lyddington, a warm and muggy night brought 178 moths of 24 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
15 | Hepialus sylvina | Orange Swift | 3 | |
1076 | Celypha lacunana | 3 | ||
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 40 | ||
1331 | Acentria ephemerella | Water Veneer | 2 | |
1362 | Pyrausta purpuralis | 2 | ||
1724 | Xanthorhoe spadicearia | Red Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | |
1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 | |
1893 | Macaria liturata | Tawny-barred Angle | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 1 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 4 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 9 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 15 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 5 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 44 | |
2133 | Xestia sexstrigata | Six-striped Rustic | 1 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 4 | |
2269 | Atethmia centrago | Centre-barred Sallow | 1 | |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 3 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 31 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 2 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 2 |
Lyddington B&B, Rutland, Species List for 17/08/2018
The second night at Lyddington with 108 moths of 20 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
697 | Agonopterix arenella | 1 | ||
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 1 | |
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
1722 | Xanthorhoe designata | Flame Carpet | 1 | |
1914 | Ennomos fuscantaria | Dusky Thorn | 2 | |
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 3 | |
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 6 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 7 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 3 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 44 | |
2133 | Xestia sexstrigata | Six-striped Rustic | 6 | |
2173 | Hadena bicruris | Lychnis | 1 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 2 | |
2303 | Thalpophila matura | Straw Underwing | 1 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 20 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 2 |
Lyddington B&B, Rutland, Species List for 16/08/2018
As usual Jack and I ran a moth trap while we were at the B&B for the Rutland Birdfair Weekend.This year we used one trap, Jack's portable Actinic Trap. Thefirst of three nights trapped 68 moths of 18 species.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1305 | Agriphila tristella | 20 | ||
1348 | Parapoynx stratiotata | Ringed China-mark | 1 | |
1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
1961 | Campaea margaritata | Light Emerald | 1 | |
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 4 | |
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 1 | |
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 1 | |
2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 18 | |
2133 | Xestia sexstrigata | Six-striped Rustic | 4 | |
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 2 | |
2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svensson's Copper Underwing | 3 | |
2343x | Mesapamea secalis agg. | Common Rustic agg. | 1 | |
2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 5 | |
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | |
2384 | Hoplodrina ambigua | Vine's Rustic | 1 | |
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 1 |
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