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 Light Emerald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Light Emerald. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Species List for 17/05/2020

A bit warmer and a few more moths. 42 moths 3 NFY.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1 NFY
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 7
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1 NFY
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1 NFY
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 2
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 9
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 6
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1

 Peppered Moth

 Light Emerald

Common Swift

Saturday, 8 June 2019

Species List for 5/6/2019

A slightly better night with 194 moths of 32 species. Heart and Dart was the first to make 100 in a night and there was one NFY, a rather obscure Clouded-bordered Brindle.
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Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 7
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 7
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 4
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 100
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 5
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 7
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1   
2157 Lacanobia w-latinum Light Brocade 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 1 NFY
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 3
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 18
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 10
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 5
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
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Clouded-bordered Brindle

Light Emerald

Sunday, 10 June 2018

Species List for 09/06/2018

Unfortunately a bad electrical connection meant that my Actinic trap didn't run in the front garden. I swopped the 125 Skinner and my Robinson over as the results in the pod garden have been far better than in the main garden and I wanted to see if the traps made a lot of difference. It wasn't conclusive, but the Robinson did much better in the pond garden. In total there were 248 moths of 45 species, including six NFY.
Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
424 Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine 1 NFY
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 11
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
697 Agonopterix arenella 1 NFY
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 7
1063 Celypha striana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1
1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 1 NFY
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 3
1823 Eupithecia venosata Netted Pug 1
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1 NFY
1904 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing 1 NFY
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 4
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1   
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 5
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 3
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 11
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 2 NFY
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 102
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2098 Axylia putris Flame 4
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 13
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 9
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 9
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 3
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 12
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 7
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 10
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 2
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 2

 Small Magpie

 Scorched Wing

 Heart and Club

 Light Emerald

 Agonopterix arenella

Bird Cherry Ermine

 Brimstone Moth

 Dusky Brocade

 White-point

 Netted Pug

 Freyer's Pug

Common Marbled Carpet

Sunday, 28 August 2016

Species List for 26/8/2016

 Jersey Tiger


 Poplar Grey


 Nutmeg


 The smallest Silver Y I have ever caught!


 Light Emerald


 Small Mottled Willow


Snout


 Pretty Chalk Carpet


 Epinotia nisella


 Nephopterix angustella


Garden Pebble

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 2
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 45
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1138 Epinotia nisella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 4
1305 Agriphila tristella 6
1309 Agriphila geniculea 6
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
1361 Pyrausta aurata 1
1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 9
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 6
1439 Trachycera advenella 1
1465 Nephopterix angustella 3
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 1
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 2  
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 2
1782 Horisme tersata Fern 1
1784 Melanthia procellata Pretty Chalk Carpet 1
1838 Eupithecia icterata Tawny Speckled Pug 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 3
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
1893 Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 12
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 2
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 2
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 5
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 28
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 3
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 6
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 4
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 68
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 17
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 1
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 6
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 2
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 7
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 21
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 6
2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 9
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1

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