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 31 July 2022

Species List for 30/07/2022

An effort with the micros produced three NFY, I hope I got then right.  412 moths of 97 about 97 species. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

464

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

3

476

Acrolepia autumnitella

1

NFY

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

1

720

Ethmia bipunctella

1

NFY

870x

Oegoconia sp.

An Oegoconia species

1

873

Blastobasis adustella

22

906

Blastodacna atra

Apple Pith Moth

1

NFY

937

Agapeta hamana

1

938

Agapeta zoegana

1

964a

Cochylis molliculana

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

11

1048

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1

1063

Celypha striana

1

1293

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

3

1302

Crambus perlella

3

1304

Agriphila straminella

9

1323

Pediasia contaminella

1

1334

Scoparia ambigualis

1

1344

Eudonia mercurella

3

1356

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1

1361

Pyrausta aurata

4

1375

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn Borer

2

1376

Eurrhypara hortulata

Small Magpie

2

1378

Phlyctaenia coronata

1

1409a

Diaphania perspectalis

Boxworm

3

1424

Endotricha flammealis

4

1439

Trachycera advenella

1

1470

Euzophera pinguis

4

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

1

1690

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1

1699

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

9

1702

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1

1708

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1

1713

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

7

1724

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

2

1728

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1

1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1

1781

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

8

1914

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

2

1921

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

2

1922

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1

1937

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1

1956

Cabera exanthemata

Common Wave

1

1976

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1

1981

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1

2000

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

1

2007

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

2

2029

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

3

2044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

8

2047

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

3

2051

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1

2057

Arctia caja

Garden Tiger

1

2061

Spilosoma luteum

Buff Ermine

1

2064

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

2

2067

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

7

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

5

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

2

2091

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

27

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

8

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

11

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

4

2110a

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

9

2111

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

31

2112

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

3

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

9

2134

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

2

2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

1

2154

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1

2164

Hecatera bicolorata

Broad-barred White

1

2166

Hadena rivularis

Campion

1

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1

2198

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

10

2284x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

4

2289

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1

2291

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2

2292

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1

2299

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1

2318

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1

2321

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

11

2341

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1

2342

Mesoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

1

2343x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

72

2352

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1

2353

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

1

2361

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

2

2381

Hoplodrina alsines

Uncertain

15

2382

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1

2473

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1

2488a

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1

 

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