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.


Friday 30 June 2023

Species List for 29/06/2023

 A  slightly cooler night with a SSW wind and a massive drop in moth numbers. Just 215 moths of 58 species and four NFY, the best a nice Lobster moth. Yesterdays Mediterranean Brocade also had a couple of visiting admirers.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.030

Pterophorus pentadactyla

White Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

3


49.161

Celypha striana


7


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

3


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

6


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

24


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1

NFY

69.002

Smerinthus ocellata

Eyed Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

1


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

1


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.085

Cidaria fulvata

Barred Yellow

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

4


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

1


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

1


70.151

Eupithecia pulchellata

Foxglove Pug

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

4


71.009

Stauropus fagi

Lobster Moth

1

NFY

71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1

NFY

71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.009

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

12


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

7


73.097

Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda

Uncertain/Rustic agg.

3


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

25


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

5


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

3


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.282

Hadena compta

Varied Coronet

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

20


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

20


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

15


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

6


74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

1

NFY


Thursday 29 June 2023

Species List for 28/06/2023

 Another warm night brought a lot of moths and one big surprise in the form of a Mediterranean Brocade. In total there were 567 moths of 90 species including ten NFY, one of which was new to the site (and me).

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


45.030

Pterophorus pentadactyla

White Plume

1

NFY

49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

8


49.025

Pandemis cerasana

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix

4


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


4


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4


49.060

Aleimma loeflingiana


2


49.123

Aethes beatricella


1


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.225

Spilonota laricana


1

NFY

49.375

Pammene regiana


1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


3


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1

NFY

63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

5


63.037

Udea olivalis


1

NFY

63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

24


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

53


65.013

Ochropacha duplaris

Common Lutestring

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

3


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

3


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

3


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

5


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

5


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

8


70.085

Cidaria fulvata

Barred Yellow

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

9


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

4


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

4


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

5


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

8


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


70.300

Comibaena bajularia

Blotched Emerald

1


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1

NFY

72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

4


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.089

Spodoptera littoralis

Mediterranean Brocade

1

NFY

73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

6


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

4


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

21


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

4


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

3


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.155

Apamea epomidion

Clouded Brindle

1

NFY

73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

107


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

2


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

11


73.176

Oligia fasciuncula

Middle-barred Minor

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

12


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1

NFY

73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

11


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

53


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

41


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

4


73.332

Diarsia brunnea

Purple Clay

1

NFY

73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

35


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1

NFY

73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

10


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1








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