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, 19 October 2020

Species List for 18/10/2020

An interesting night with 83 moths of 20 species,two NFY. In addition a Pearly underwing was the second of the year after an early June visitor.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

994

Clepsis consimilana

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2

1042

Acleris rhombana

Rhomboid Tortrix

1

NFY

1745

Larentia clavaria

Mallow

1

1760

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-green Carpet

1

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

24

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2

2119

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1

2195

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2

2232

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

7

2245

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

2

2255

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

10

2259

Conistra ligula

Dark Chestnut

2

NFY

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

10

2270

Omphaloscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

4

2272

Xanthia aurago

Barred Sallow

2

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

3

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2

 

 

Rhomboid Tortrix

Red-green Carpet

Light Brown Apple Moth

Vine's Rustic

,Dark Chestnut
Dark Chestnut 2nd one.

Pale Mottled Willow

Pearly Underwing, Showing the punk hair-style

Pearly Underwing

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