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, 7 September 2021

Species List for 06/09/2021

After a change in weather with a warmer night following a hot day  there was a good number of moths with Dusky Thorns and Brimstones more numerous than at anytime I can remember. There were 773 moths of 69 species  with three NFY, The Hedge Rustic was only the seventh caught here.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

15

Hepialus sylvina

Orange Swift

1

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

2

656

Tachystola acroxantha

1

658

Carcina quercana

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

34

1260

Cydia splendana

1

1261

Cydia pomonella

Codling Moth

2

1309

Agriphila geniculea

19

1356

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2

1361

Pyrausta aurata

1

1395

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1

1405

Pleuroptya ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1

1408

Palpita vitrealis

4

1417

Pyralis farinalis

Meal Moth

1

1436

Conobathra repandana

1

1465

Nephopterix angustella

1

1470

Euzophera pinguis

2

1646

Watsonalla binaria

Oak Hook-tip

1

NFY

1682

Timandra comae

Blood-vein

2

1699

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2

 

1707

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3

1708

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1

1713

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1

1724

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1

1728

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

2

1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

5

1739

Epirrhoe rivata

Wood Carpet

1

1740

Epirrhoe galiata

Galium Carpet

2

NFY

1752

Cosmorhoe ocellata

Purple Bar

2

1776

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

5

1825

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

5

1835

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

1

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

4

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1

1890

Macaria alternata

Sharp-angled Peacock

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

49

1911

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

2

1912

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

2

1914

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

30

1937

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2

1961

Campaea margaritata

Light Emerald

8

2067

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

2

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

6

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

101

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

18

2110

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1

2111

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

5

2123

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

3

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

151

2134

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

37

2154

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

9

2177

Tholera cespitis

Hedge Rustic

1

NFY

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

5

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

96

2269

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

1

2284x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1

2295

Cryphia muralis

Marbled Green

2

2297

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

3

2299

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

2

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

3

2353

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

42

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

36

2434

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

25

2449

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1

2477

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

4


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