Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 2 | |
2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 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.
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Species List for 29/04/2020
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
Species List for 28/04/2020
Just in case I thought it couldn't get worse, it did.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Silver Y
Species List for 27/04/2020
Just 12 moths of eight species including three NFY
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1832 | Eupithecia tripunctaria | White-spotted Pug | 1 | NFY |
1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | NFY |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 2 | |
2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 1 | NFY |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 2 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
Brimstone Moth
White-spotted Pug
Buff Ermine
Labels:
Brimstone Moth,
Buff Ermine,
daily list,
White-spotted Pug
Species List for 26/04/2020
Seven moths of six species with the first Buff-tip of the year.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 | NFY |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 2 | |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Buff-tip
Species List for 25/04/2020
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
Species List for 24/04/2020
The first Shuttle shaped Dart of the year.,
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | |
2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 2 | NFY |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Friday, 24 April 2020
Species List for 23/04/2020
Again just 11 moths, but only six speices. A Lime Hawk-moth, the earliest I've caught one by six days.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1979 | Mimas tiliae | Lime Hawk-moth | 1 | NFY |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 3 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 |
Lime Hawk-moth
Species List for 22/04/2020
Only 12 moths of nine species, but including four NFY. Both the Mullein and the Swallow Prominent refused to sit normally for their photos!
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
1497 | Amblyptilia acanthadactyla | Beautiful Plume | 1 | NFY |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | Common Plume | 1 | |
2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | NFY |
2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda | White Ermine | 2 | NFY |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2221 | Shargacucullia verbasci | Mullein | 1 | NFY |
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Swallow Prominent
White Ermine
White Ermine
Mullein
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
Species List for 21/04/2020
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 |
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
Species List for 20/04/2020
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
Species List for 19/04/2020
Muslin Moth was NFY.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2063 | Diaphora mendica | Muslin Moth | 1 | NFY |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 |
Species List for 18/04/2020
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 |
Species List for 17/04/2020
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
Species List for 16/04/2020
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 2 | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 3 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 |
Thursday, 16 April 2020
Species List for 15/04/2020
A small increase with 12 moths of eight species, but two NFY, Thr Chalomile Shark was only the second on I've caught.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1663 | Alsophila aescularia | March Moth | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 2 | NFY |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2214 | Cucullia chamomillae | Chamomile Shark | 1 | NFY |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 |
Chamomile Shark
Chamomile Shark
Powdered Quaker
Species List for 14/04/2020
Only four moths of two species, but one was a NFY.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1342 | Eudonia angustea | 1 | NFY | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 |
Eudonia angustea
Species List for 13/04/2020
1 | 998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 |
2 | 2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 |
3 | 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
4 | 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 1 |
5 | 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Monday, 13 April 2020
Species List for 12/04/2020
A quieter night, with the wind changing and the temperature dropping. Nevertheless I have real surprise with the first Bloxworth Snout for the site, in a ddition there was the first Silver Y of the year.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 4 | |
1747 | Anticlea derivata | Streamer | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 13 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 | NFY |
2478 | Hypena obsitalis | Bloxworth Snout | 1 | NFS |
Bloxworth Snout
Streamer
Sunday, 12 April 2020
Species List for 11/04/2020
A totalof 41 moths of 13 species is more encouraging. Four NFY, The Barred Hook-tip is the earliest I've caught by 15 days and the Garden Carpet, the earliest by 18 days,
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 3 | |
1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 1 | NFY |
1647 | Watsonalla cultraria | Barred Hook-tip | 1 | NFY |
1663 | Alsophila aescularia | March Moth | 1 | |
1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | NFY |
1747 | Anticlea derivata | Streamer | 3 | NFY |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 8 | |
1927 | Lycia hirtaria | Brindled Beauty | 2 | |
2078 | Nola confusalis | Least Black Arches | 1 | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 2 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 15 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 2 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 |
Barred Hook-tip
Saturday, 11 April 2020
Species List for 10/04/2020
I added the 80W Skinner, in the wooded corner,and had four traps running. 26 moths of eight species was the result. The only NFY was a Light Brown Aplle Moth.
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | NFY |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 4 | |
2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 3 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 8 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 2 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 2 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 |
Species List for 09/04/2020
Only nine moths of five species. Only two traps as I failed to set up the Actinic (doh!).
Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 3 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
Thursday, 9 April 2020
Species List for 08/04/2020
14 moths of nines species is not spectacular, but is the best of the year, so far. Two new for year, including my sixth Barred Tooth-striped. Oddly four of these have been caught in my Actinic trap in the front garden.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
1663 | Alsophila aescularia | March Moth | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
1880 | Trichopteryx polycommata | Barred Tooth-striped | 1 | NFY |
1927 | Lycia hirtaria | Brindled Beauty | 1 | NFY |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 1 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 | |
2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 |
Brindled Beauty
Bareed Tooth-striped
Labels:
Barred Tooth-striped,
brindled Beauty,
daily list
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Species List for 07/04/2020
I added in the Actinic in the front garden for fun. It had three moths including the plume. Two NFY.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | NFY | |
1663 | Alsophila aescularia | March Moth | 1 | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 2 | |
1947 | Ectropis bistortata | Engrailed | 1 | NFY |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 3 | |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 |
Engrailed
Emmelina monodactyla
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Species List for 06/04/2020
Another warm day, but clear night, did not yield a great catch. One NFY.
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
2183 | Orthosia miniosa | Blossom Underwing | 1 | |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
2189 | Orthosia munda | Twin-spotted Quaker | 1 | NFY |
2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 |
Twin-spotted Quaker
Monday, 6 April 2020
Species List for 05/04/2020
Only four moths, but two NFY. The Least Black Arches was the equal earliest I've had (previous 2017).
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Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
2078 | Nola confusalis | Least Black Arches | 1 | NFY |
2183 | Orthosia miniosa | Blossom Underwing | 1 | NFY |
2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 1 |
Least Black Arches
Blossom Underwing
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