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.


Showing posts with label Chestnut. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chestnut. Show all posts

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Species List for 29/03/2022

The dull, dampsish misty weather continues. 16 moths of 6 species, with one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1930

Biston strataria

Oak Beauty

1

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

5

2188

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

2

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

3

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

4

2139

Cerastis rubricosa

Red Chestnut

1

NFY

.

Red Chestnut

Monday, 22 February 2021

Species List for 21/02/2021

After a week of running a trap and having no moths, finally I caught just two. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1926

Phigalia pilosaria

Pale Brindled Beauty

1

NFY

2258

Conistra vaccinii

Chestnut

1

NFY

 

Chestnut


Pale Brindled Beauty

Sunday, 11 October 2020

Species List for 10/10/2020

 Another cold nigh, with a cold breeze, just 38 moths visited my traps, but there were 17 species, two NFY and the third Convolvulus Hawk-moth of the year. chestnut was NFY as I hadn't had any in the spring.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1

 

 

 

 

 

1937

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1

1972

Agrius convolvuli

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

1

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1

2134

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1

2195

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1

2232

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1

2240

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

1

NFY

2258

Conistra vaccinii

Chestnut

2

NFY

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

6

2270

Omphaloscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

12

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1

 

 Chestnut


Blair's Shoulder-knot


Blair's Shoulder-knot


 Chestnut


Convolvulus Hawk-moth

Sunday, 7 April 2019

Species List for 6/4/2019

A flame Shoulder was new for the year and my earliest ever but more than two weeks, in total just 19 moths of seven species.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 2
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1 NFY
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 5
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 8
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 1
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 1

Flame Shoulder

Flame Shoulder

Chestnut

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Species List for 05/03/2018

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 1


Wednesday, 29 March 2017

Species List for 27/03/2017

A malfunction in the Actinic electrics meant I ran three traps.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1663 Alsophila aescularia March Moth 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 2
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 3
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 1
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 1


 Chestnut

Double-striped Pug

Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Species List for 4/10/2016

After the Convolvulus Hawk-moth from Chris's garden I had one in my Actinic trap this morning. A quick look confirmed it was a different individual. There was also a Scarce Bordered Straw and a Chestnut.

 Convolvulus Hawk-moth

 Scarce Bordered Straw

Chestnut


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 3
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 8
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 4
1972 Agrius convolvuli Convolvulus Hawk-moth 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 42
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 8
2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 2
2255 Polymixis lichenea Feathered Ranunculus 3
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 1
2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 8
2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 28
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2375 Rhizedra lutosa Large Wainscot 1
2400 Helicoverpa armigera Scarce Bordered Straw 1

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