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, 31 May 2022

Species List for 30/05/2022

 A cold night brought 58 Moths of  27 species with two NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2

1002

Lozotaenia forsterana

1

NFY

1342

Eudonia angustea

1

1376

Eurrhypara hortulata

Small Magpie

1

1819

Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug

1

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1

1931

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2

1936

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1

1981

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1

2028

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

2

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

10

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

6

2147

Hada plebeja

Shears

1

2157

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1

2172

Hadena albimacula

White Spot

1

NFY

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

4

 

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

2334

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1

2337x

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

1

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

7

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

5

2403

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2

 

Lozotaenia forsterana


White Spot

Monday, 30 May 2022

Species List for 29/05/2022

 There were 65 moths of 33 species with two NFY including a Cryptic Fern.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

697

Agonopterix arenella

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5

1279

Dichrorampha acuminatana

1

1356

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1

1752

Cosmorhoe ocellata

Purple Bar

1

1764

Chloroclysta truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

2

1781

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1

1782a

Horisme radicaria

Cryptic Fern

1

NFY

1819

Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1

1931

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

4

1944

Hypomecis punctinalis

Pale Oak Beauty

1

NFY

1961

Campaea margaritata

Light Emerald

1

1994

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1

2028

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

2

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

2

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

3

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

7

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2

 

2098

Axylia putris

Flame

1

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1

2123

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

1

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3

2147

Hada plebeja

Shears

1

2157

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1

2164

Hecatera bicolorata

Broad-barred White

2

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

7

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

3

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1

2403

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

2

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1

2473

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

2

 

Pale Oak Beauty


Purple Bar


Bordered Straw


Cryptic Fern

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