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 22 August 2022

Species List for 21 /08/2022

 A bumper number of  Setaceous Hebrew Characters (211) took the total to 573 moths of around 58 sspecies. There were three NFY includingn my first ever Mocha, a species that was even better in real life than in the field guides.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


15

Hepialus sylvina

Orange Swift

9


464

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


647

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House Moth

1


697

Agonopterix arenella


1


873

Blastobasis adustella


2


0964a

Cochylis molliculana


2


966

Cochylis atricapitana


1


998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

25


1048

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


1279

Dichrorampha acuminatana


2


1288

Alucita hexadactyla

Twenty-plume Moth

2


1305

Agriphila tristella


25


1309

Agriphila geniculea


1


1344

Eudonia mercurella


1


1356

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2


1375

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn Borer

8


1395

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


1398

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

32


1408

Palpita vitrealis


1

NFY

1425

Galleria mellonella

Wax Moth

1

1524

Emmelina monodactyla


1


1651

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

2


1676

Cyclophora annularia

Mocha

1

NFY

1689

Scopula marginepunctata

Mullein Wave

1


1690

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

2


1702

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


1707

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3


1713

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


1724

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


1817

Eupithecia pulchellata

Foxglove Pug

1


1825

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

4


1838

Eupithecia icterata

Tawny Speckled Pug

1


1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

3


1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

10


1914

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

4


1961

Campaea margaritata

Light Emerald

2


1981

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


2030

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


2067

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

2


2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

6


2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

7


2091

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

9


2098

Axylia putris

Flame

1


2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

3


2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1


2111

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

27


2123

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

5


2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

211


2133

Xestia sexstrigata

Six-striped Rustic

1

NFY

2134

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

4


2145

Discestra trifolii

Nutmeg

2


2154

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2


2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


2173

Hadena bicruris

Lychnis

1


2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4


2195

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

23


2297

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

3


2343x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

2


2353

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

29


2361

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

55


2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

5


2400

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


.
Mocha

Scarce Bordered Straw

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