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 May 2022

Species List for 28/05/2022

 A disappointing catch of 81 moths of 33 species. Bordered Straw was the best of the bunch. Some compensation was having visitors, (Grandson Jack and two friends) down for the Eleonora's Falcon twitch. His two friends added a  few  new moths to their lists from the catch, which made it more fun.  

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

17

Hepialus lupulinus

Common Swift

1

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3

1082

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

2

1724

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

2

1728

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1

1764

Chloroclysta truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3

1776

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

1

1819

Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug

2

1834

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

1

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1

1976

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1

1980

Smerinthus ocellata

Eyed Hawk-moth

1

1992

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1

1995

Cerura vinula

Puss Moth

1

2028

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

4

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

6

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

3

2063

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

12

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

6

2147

Hada plebeja

Shears

1

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

9

2334

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

2

2337x

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

3

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

3

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1

2403

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1

2434

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1

 

Scarce Bordered Straw

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