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.


Monday, 27 June 2022

Species List for 26/06/2022

 A reasonably productive night with 330 moths of 88 species, and a coupe left to ID. I had help from Seb Bucton, who stayed the night. The last time I was with Seb was in Morocco in Jan 1993, when among lots of other goodies we saw one of the last Slender-billed Curlews recorded. He sorted a lot of micros and has a few for get det at a later date. There were ten NFY (plus nay Seb can add).

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

14

Hepialus humuli

Ghost Moth

1

NFY

17

Hepialus lupulinus

Common Swift

1

147

Nemophora metallica

1

NFY

230

Monopis crocicapitella

2

284

Caloptilia rufipennella

1

NFY

424

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1

464

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2

644

Borkhausenia fuscescens

1

NFY

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

1

658

Carcina quercana

1

672

Depressaria heraclei

Parsnip Moth

1

714

Agonopterix yeatiana

1

874

Blastobasis lacticolella

2

970

Pandemis cerasana

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix

1

994

Clepsis consimilana

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1

1001

Lozotaeniodes formosanus

1

NFY

1002

Lozotaenia forsterana

3

1016

Cnephasia longana

1

NFY

1063

Celypha striana

6

 

1082

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1

1083

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

1

1201

Eucosma cana

1

1247

Grapholita funebrana

Plum Fruit Moth

1

1293

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

41

1302

Crambus perlella

1

1334

Scoparia ambigualis

1

1338

Dipleurina lacustrata

4

1342

Eudonia angustea

5

1356a

Evergestis limbata

2

1375

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn Borer

1

1376

Eurrhypara hortulata

Small Magpie

5

1378

Phlyctaenia coronata

2

1409a

Diaphania perspectalis

Boxworm

1

1428

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

3

1436

Conobathra repandana

1

1452

Phycita roborella

1

NFY

1513

Pterophorus pentadactyla

White Plume Moth

2

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

2

1653

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1

NFY

1699

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

5

1708

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2

1709

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

11

1711

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

3

1713

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

9

1764

Chloroclysta truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1

1813

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

2

1825

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

3

1858

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

1

1860

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

1

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1

1887

Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded Border

2

1893

Macaria liturata

Tawny-barred Angle

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4

1931

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

3

1941

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

10

1958

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

6

1976

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

8

1991

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

8

1992

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1

2047

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2

NFY

2050

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

5

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

11

2088

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

19

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

18

2098

Axylia putris

Flame

6

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3

2119

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

7

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

6

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

10

2205

Mythimna comma

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

1

NFY

2279

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1

2291

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2

2321

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

10

2322

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1

2327

Apamea epomidion

Clouded Brindle

1

2337x

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

2

2381

Hoplodrina alsines

Uncertain

12

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3

2387

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

8

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1

2423

Nycteola revayana

Oak Nycteoline

1

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1

2473

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1

2477

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

6

2489

Zanclognatha tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

1

 

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