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, 25 August 2023

Species List for 24/08/2023

 I made the mistake of reading the local Weather Forecast from the Langdon Cliffs weather station. Heavy rain was coming at 11pm to  1am,  So I only put out my two Robinsons, the three homemade Skinners not being good in pouring rain.  I dont' think there was much, if any rain. Consequently the cantch was well down. Just 390 moths of 61 species and one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia 

Orange Swift

2


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


9


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


2


49.139

Cochylis atricapitana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


1


63.005

Pyrausta despicata


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

7


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

4


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


5


63.089

Agriphila tristella


31


63.093

Agriphila straminella


3


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


3


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.037

Cyclophora linearia

Clay Triple-lines

1


70.087

Cosmorhoe ocellata

Purple Bar

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.214

Macaria liturata

Tawny-barred Angle

1

NFY

70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

5


70.234

Ennomos alniaria

Canary-shouldered Thorn

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


71.018

Pheosia gnoma

Lesser Swallow Prominent

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

3


72.010

Lymantria monacha

Black Arches

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

5


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

7


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

3


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

2


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

23


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

4


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

5


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

15


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.169x

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

4


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

6


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

47


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

10


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

4


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

45


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

38


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

14


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

35


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