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 Flame Shoulder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flame Shoulder. Show all posts

Friday, 15 April 2022

Species List for 14/04/2022

 29 moths of ten species with three NFY

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

1

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

6

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1

NFY

2182

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

1

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

3

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

3

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

NFY

2389

Paradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1

NFY

 

Flame Shoulder



Pale Mottled Willow



Angle Shades

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

Species List for 10/05/2021

I took the optimistic view and ran three traps, the 2nd 125 W Robinson, in the Pond Garden, and the 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. \the reward was just 10 moths of eight species, with one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

1

2007

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1

2063

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1

NFY

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

1

2425

Colocasia coryli 

Nut-tree Tussock

2

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1

NFY

Flame Shoulder

Silver Y

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Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Species List for 18/05/2020

A reasonable collection of 38 moths of 17 species with three NFY.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 6
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 2
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 4
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2 NFY
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1 NFY
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 6
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2439 Plusia festucae Gold Spot 1 NFY
 Flame Shoulder

 Flame Shoulder

 Bright-line Brown-eye

 Gold Spot

Rustic Shoulder-knot

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

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