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, 15 June 2021

Species List for 14/06/2021

 A big night with 418 moths of 68 species and nine NFY.  A Dusky Hook-tip, now presumed to be breeding locally was the best.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

17

Hepialus lupulinus

Common Swift

9

464

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

3

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

2

648

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House Moth

2

656

Tachystola acroxantha

1

NFY

994

Clepsis consimilana

3

NFY

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

26

1063

Celypha striana

1

1082

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1

1174

Epiblema cynosbatella


2

1293

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

2

1301

Crambus lathoniellus

1

1336

Eudonia pallida

1

NFY

1428

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2

1458

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

1

1649

Drepana curvatula

Dusky Hook-tip

1

NFY

1651

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

2

1707

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2

1709

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1

1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1

 

1776

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

2

1817

Eupithecia pulchellata

Foxglove Pug

2

1819

Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug

1

1825

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

4

1834

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

6

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4

1931

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1

1936

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1

1937

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

3

1944

Hypomecis punctinalis

Pale Oak Beauty

3

NFY

1958

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1

1961

Campaea margaritata

Light Emerald

3

1976

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1

1979

Mimas tiliae

Lime Hawk-moth

1

1981

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1

1992

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

2

1994

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1

2028

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

3

2043

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

2

2047

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

3

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

1

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

5

2088

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

6

NFY

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

106

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

17

2098

Axylia putris

Flame

1

NFY

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

7

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

18

2147

Hada plebeja

Shears

2

2157

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

2

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3

2166

Hadena rivularis

Campion

1

NFY

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

3

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

45

2216

Cucullia umbratica

Shark

1

NFY

2279

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1

2289

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2

2321

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

4

2333

Apamea anceps

Large Nutmeg

1

2334

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

5

2337x

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

23

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

30

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

13

2387

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

6

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


Three extras confirmed from photos, brining total to 421 moths of 71 species.

419

Argyresthia semifusca

 

1NFY

697

 Agonopterix arenella


1

697

Homoeosoma sinuella

                                                                    1

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