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.


Sunday, 29 August 2021

Species List for 28/08/2021

 Again the cold N to NE wind did nothing to enhance the catch. There were 331 moths of 54 species and a lone Tree Lichen Beauty was the only moth with immigrant credentials, but this could now be a local breeder.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

15

Hepialus sylvina

Orange Swift

1

455

Ypsolopha scabrella

1

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

2

648

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House Moth

1

873

Blastobasis adustella

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

9

1260

Cydia splendana

1

1305

Agriphila tristella

2

1309

Agriphila geniculea

3

1356

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1

1361

Pyrausta aurata

1

1365

Pyrausta despicata

1

1405

Pleuroptya ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1

1438

Trachycera suavella

1

1651

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1

1699

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

1

1713

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1

1728

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1

1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3

1914

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

2

1921

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1

2034

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1

2044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

13

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

7

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

7

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

15

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

6

2111

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

24

2123

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

2

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

47

 

2134

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

9

2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

1

2154

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

3

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

69

2284x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1

2289

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

4

2291

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1

2292

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1

2343x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

1

2353

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

33

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

37

2449

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1

2488a

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1
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