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.


Wednesday 26 October 2022

Species List for 25/10/2022

A good night with a new species for the site (and me) a Blair's Mocha. Other migrants included a second Golden Twin-spot for the year, two Vestals and anotyhe six Scarce Bordered Straws. In total there were 167 moths of 30 species with one NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

20


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

8


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

18


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

6


70.033

Cyclophora puppillaria

Blair's Mocha

1

NFY

70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

2


70.070

Larentia clavaria

Mallow

1


70.107

Epirrita dilutata

November Moth

2


73.008

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Golden Twin-spot

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.068

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

2


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

6


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.134

Rhizedra lutosa

Large Wainscot

1


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

17


73.189

Agrochola lota

Red-line Quaker

1

73.206

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

5


73.223

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

6


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

17


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

7


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

5


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

29


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.365

Eugnorisma glareosa

Autumnal Rustic

1


.
Blair's Mocha

Scarce Bordered Straw

Vestal

Golden Twin-spot

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