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 16 August 2024

Species List for 15/08/2024

 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. Very windy from 8pm with gusts up to 35 mph and then some rain. There were 312 moths of 55 species and two NFY.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

11


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


3


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


2


49.341

Cydia splendana


2


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


19


63.093

Agriphila straminella


3


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


1

nfy

65.002

Watsonalla binaria

Oak Hook-tip

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

2


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4


70.234

Ennomos alniaria

Canary-shouldered Thorn

1

nfy

70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

2


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

15


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

6


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

4


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

11


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

14


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

6


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.169X

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

15


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

6


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

19


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

5


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

6


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

13


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

7


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

10


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

4


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

33


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

5


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

46


...
Burnished Brass-  always photogenic.

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Oak Hook-tip

Agriphila geniculea

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