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, 28 July 2023

Species List for 27/07/2023

 A better night, with the wind dropping and only a gentle drizzle. A decent selection of moths with 541 moths of 81 species and seven NFY including a nice Mohican crowned Pearly Underwing. What made the night extraordinary  was the 121 European Corn Borers. Around 30 is the previous highest, and I suspect there were many more around the vegetation.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


8


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.341

Cydia splendana


1


49.343

Cydia amplana


2

NFY

50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.029

Phycita roborella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


2


62.072

Pyralis farinalis

Meal Moth

1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


3


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


12


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1

NFY

63.018

Anania coronata


3


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

3


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

121


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

12


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

16


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


1

NFY

69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

19


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

8


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

3


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

5


70.166

Eupithecia simpliciata

Plain Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

3


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

2


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

4


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

5


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1

NFY

72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

2


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

3


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

48


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

3


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

3


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

12


73.037x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1

NFY

73.070

Pyrrhia umbra

Bordered Sallow

1

NFY

73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

2


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

29


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

12


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

13


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

2


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.179x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

57


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


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


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1

NFY

73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

6


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

7


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

18


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

10


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

2


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

4


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

13












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