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, 3 September 2018

Cornshay Wood Farm, Hawkchurch, Devon. Species List for 27/08/2018

A warm night after a birght day, and a lack of Hornets seems to have brought about an increase in the number and diversity of the moths.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1303 Agriphila selasella 2
1305 Agriphila tristella 5
1334 Scoparia ambigualis (v. worn) 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 1
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 7
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 12
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 8
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 23
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 20
2133 Xestia sexstrigata Six-striped Rustic 1
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 8   
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 4
2269 Atethmia centrago Centre-barred Sallow 1
2350 Chortodes pygmina Small Wainscot 2
2361 Hydraecia micacea Rosy Rustic 4
2364 Gortyna flavago Frosted Orange 1
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 2
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1
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