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 14 August 2024

Species List for 13/08/2024

 Four traps. An 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. A breezy night with a min temp of 16 deg C. There were 348 moths of 80 species and four NFY including a Webb's Wainscot, just the fifth  I've caught here.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

8


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


8


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

6


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


2


49.341

Cydia splendana


3


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


2


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


2


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

2


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


6


63.093

Agriphila straminella


3


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

4


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

5


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

13


70.037

Cyclophora linearia

Clay Triple-lines

2


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

1

nfy

70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.187

Eupithecia icterata

Tawny Speckled Pug

1

nfy

70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1

nfy

70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

5


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

3


71.012

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

2


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

2


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.001

Scoliopteryx libatrix

Herald

1


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

5


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

18


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

10


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.037X

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

3


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

2


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

6


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

4


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

6


73.151

Globia sparganii

Webb's Wainscot

1

nfy

73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

2


73.169X

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

54


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

4


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

3


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

2


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

18


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

13


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

7


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

19


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

20


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

19







.......
Gold Spot, a common moth but I can't resist anoth photo.

Iron Prominent

A unusally fresh looking Dark Sword-grass.

Maple Prominent

Flounced Rustic, often causes confusion, but the white hindwing is a great clue and is even visible from the underside.
Flounced Rustic

Vestal

Webb's Wainscot

Tawny Speckled Pug



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