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.


Saturday, 21 May 2022

Species List for 20/05/2022

 A very wet and blustery day was reflected by another disappointing catch. Just 34 moths of 20 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

464

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

6

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1

1931

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2

1958

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1

1961

Campaea margaritata

Light Emerald

1

2043

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

2

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

1

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

2

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

4

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1

2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

1

2157

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1

2334

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

4

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1

2449

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1
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