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 10 May 2022

Species List for 09/05/2022

 A much better return of 44 moths of 22 species, but only one NFY

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

2

648

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House Moth

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

6

1651

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1

1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

2

1825

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1

NFY

1834

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

4

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3

1936

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

2

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1

2063

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

4

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2

2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

1

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

5

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

1

 

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1

 

Male and female Muslin moths. The white female lacks the feathery antennae. I have only caught abouy two females before. they seldom come to light.



Lime-speck Pug

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