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, 28 May 2025

Species List for 27/05/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 100 Moths of 21 species with one NFY. After yesterday the weather looked so poor I nearly didn't run the traps. By 2100 hours the weather looked more promising, and although there were no rarities the catch of 100 moths of 21 spcies was worthwhile.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

3


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.161

Celypha striana


4


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

2

nfy

63.086

Crambus lathoniellus


3


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

4


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

11


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

36


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

5


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

9



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