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.


Monday, 30 September 2024

Species List for 29/09/2024

Once again the very wet weather just the two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The forecast was correct, with winds SE between 25-28 mph and the temperature just  down ro 12 deg C. There were 19 moths of six species. The year again looks as if it will be a high count of Scarce Bordered Straws. A shame I had to miss the period 18 Aug to 2nd Sept, for my knee replacement and recovery.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

3


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

5


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1



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