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 14 August 2022

Species List for 13 /08/2022

 A lot of moths! 812 moths oc about 83 species and four NFY. Exceptionally there were 311 Common Wainscots a quite unprecedented number here. Star of the show was a very nice Convolvulus Hawk-moth. The aren't quite annual, with 17 in 22 years.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

15

Hepialus sylvina

Orange Swift

2

NFY

464

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

10

647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

3

648

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House Moth

1

873

Blastobasis adustella

9

0964a

Cochylis molliculana

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

49

1038

Acleris laterana

1

NFY

1048

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1

1063

Celypha striana

1

1076

Celypha lacunana

1

1179

Epiblema incarnatana

1

NFY

1304

Agriphila straminella

4

1305

Agriphila tristella

13

1325

Platytes alpinella

1

1344

Eudonia mercurella

2

1356

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2

1356a

Evergestis limbata

1

1357

Evergestis extimalis

1

1361

Pyrausta aurata

1

 

1375

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn Borer

2

1398

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

8

1405

Pleuroptya ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1

1425

Galleria mellonella

Wax Moth

1

1458

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

1

1467

Ancylosis oblitella

2

1470

Euzophera pinguis

1

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

3

1651

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1

1681

Cyclophora linearia

Clay Triple-lines

1

1689

Scopula marginepunctata

Mullein Wave

1

1699

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

1

1702

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1

1707

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3

1713

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3

1724

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

3

1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

2

1764

Chloroclysta truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3

1825

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

7

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

2

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

16

1912

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1

1914

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

4

1937

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

4

1972

Agrius convolvuli

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

1

NFY

2007

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1

2044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

5

2047

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2

2067

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

10

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

16

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

6

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

25

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2

2110

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1

2110a

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1

2111

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

35

2112

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1

2123

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

3

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

58

2134

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

3

2154

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

5

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1

2166

Hadena rivularis

Campion

1

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

20

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

311

2284x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

3

2289

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2

2292

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

3

2297

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1

2321

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

2

2341

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1

2343x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

45

2353

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

13

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

42

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1

2423

Nycteola revayana

Oak Nycteoline

1

2439

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2

2450

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1

2488a

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2

 


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