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 12 May 2024

Species List for 11/05/2024

  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. 33 moths of 20 species with five NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.081

Thera obeliscata

Grey Pine Carpet

1

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

2


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1

nfy

72.022

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

5


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1

nfy

73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

4


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

1


73.263

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1

nfy

73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1

nfy

74.004

Nola confusalis

Least Black Arches

1


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