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 30 July 2023

Species List for 29/07/2023

 Nothing special, the first Flounced Rustic of 2023 almost signals the onset of Autumn. There were 263 moths of 64 species and just one NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


9


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.161

Celypha striana


3


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


3


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

10


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

7


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

5


63.088

Crambus perlella


3


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

5


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

10


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

3


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.006

Hypena obsitalis

Bloxworth Snout

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

3


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

3


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

28


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

4


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

8


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

2


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

9


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

1

NFY

73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

7


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.179

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

52


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.279

Hecatera bicolorata

Broad-barred White

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

14


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

10


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

8


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

8


Saturday 29 July 2023

Species List for 28/07/2023

 July still behaving in a strange way, but despite another windy night there were 412 moths of 76 species and three NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


6


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


3


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.042

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


5


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

16


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

13


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

11


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


63.109

Pediasia contaminella


1

NFY

65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

3


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

15


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

7


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

2


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.094

Ecliptopera silaceata

Small Phoenix

1

NFY

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.150

Eupithecia linariata

Toadflax Pug

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

3


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


71.012

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

1


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

2


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1

NFY

72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

23


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

5


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

5


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

19


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

25


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

6


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

12


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.179x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

83


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.281

Hadena bicruris

Lychnis

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

2


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

3


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

4


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

20


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

23


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

17


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

8


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

7


Total Pageviews

StatCounter