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.


Thursday 13 April 2023

Species List for 12/04/2023

After a day off for the weather one last night before a 24 day trip to India, lets hope there are more moths when I get back.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1


Tuesday 11 April 2023

Species List for 10/04/2023

 Another cold wet session. Ran the Actinic in the front garden  as well as the back garden Robinson. Just one Hebrew Character in the Actinic.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1


Monday 10 April 2023

Species List for 09/04/2023

 20 moths of  nine species, one NFY is the rather unimpressive best so far this year.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1

NFY

49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.245

Alsophila aescularia

March Moth

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

3


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

5


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

2


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

2


Sunday 9 April 2023

Species List for 08/04/2023

Two NFY, perhaps a little progress.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.200

Lithophane semibrunnea

Tawny Pinion

1


73.201

Lithophane socia

Pale Pinion

1

NFY

73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

6


73.250

Anorthoa munda

Twin-spotted Quaker

1

NFY

Saturday 8 April 2023

Species List for 07/04/2023

 Ity is still very poor.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


70.245

Alsophila aescularia

March Moth

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1







Friday 7 April 2023

Species List for 06/04/2023

 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1

73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1

73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

3

73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1

Thursday 6 April 2023

Species List for 05/04/2023

 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


32.031

Agonopterix alstromeriana


1


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

4


Wednesday 5 April 2023

Species List for 04/04/2023

 After three days off, waiting for the monsoon to finish just two moths.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1


Saturday 1 April 2023

Species List for 31/03/2023

After a blank night just two moths on a rainy night.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2


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