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, 31 May 2024

Species List for 30/05/2024

  A 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, an 80W Skinner in the Pond an 80W Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W MV Back Garden. 32 moths of 16 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

3


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


72.015

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

8


73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

5


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3


Thursday, 30 May 2024

Species List for 29/05/2024

  A 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, an 80W Skinner in the Pond an 80W Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W MV Back Garden. After a day off for weather, a better night with 136 moths of 46 species with five NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

7


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

9


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

2


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


63.086

Crambus lathoniellus


2


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

2


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

5


70.100

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

2


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

4


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.224

Plagodis dolabraria

Scorched Wing

1

nfy

70.240

Odontopera bidentata

Scalloped Hazel

1

nfy

70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

5


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1


72.049

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

6


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1

nfy

73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

15


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1


73.263

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

3


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1

nfy

73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

2

nfy

73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

21


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

5


Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Species List for 27/05/2024

  A 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, an 80W Skinner in the Pond an 80W Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W MV Back Garden.36 moths of 19 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

1

03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1

28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1

49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1

49.161

Celypha striana


1

63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1

70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3

70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1

70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1

70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1

72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1

72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1

73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

5

73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1

73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1

73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

10

73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

1

73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3

Monday, 27 May 2024

Species List for 26/05/2024

  A 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, an 80W Skinner in the Pond an 80W Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W MV Back Garden.47 moths of 20 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


2


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

9


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

6


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

4


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


Sunday, 26 May 2024

Species List for 25/05/2024

 A 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, an 80W Skinner in the Pond an 80W Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W MV Back Garden.  109 moths of 49 species, with eight NFY.

Species List for 01/05/2024


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

3


32.035

Agonopterix yeatiana


1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


49.091

Pseudargyrotoza conwagana


1

nfy

49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


1


62.028

Dioryctria abietella


1

nfy

63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


69.002

Smerinthus ocellata

Eyed Hawk-moth

1

nfy

69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1

nfy

69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1

nfy

70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.079

Thera britannica

Spruce Carpet

1


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

4


70.155

Eupithecia venosata

Netted Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

2


70.184

Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug

2


70.192

Aplocera plagiata

Treble-bar

1

nfy

70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

3


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

3


72.015

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

6


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

2


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1

nfy

72.049

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

6


73.052

Cucullia umbratica

Shark

1

nfy

73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

14


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.273

Hada plebeja

Shears

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

10


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1


Saturday, 25 May 2024

Species List for 24/05/2024

 A 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, an 80W Skinner in the Pond an 80W Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W MV Back Garden.  30 moths of 24 species and five NFY.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1

nfy

49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

1

nfy

70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.100

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

2


70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1

nfy

70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


72.015

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1


72.022

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1

nfy

73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

4


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

nfy

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