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.


Wednesday, 1 November 2023

Species List for 31/10/2023

 The day before the forecast storm-Ciaran was due to arrive. there were 11 moths of eight species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


70.107x

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

1


73.068

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

2


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.206

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

1


73.223

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2



The following day (Nov 2nd) the storm arrived  and I was foolish enough to put two traps out that night. The  Pool Garden Robinson trap was blown into the pond, and they Back Garden Robinson was blown over and the bits spread round the garden.
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