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.


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Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Species List for 21/5/2019

A reasonable night with six NFY and 52 moths of 29 species. Highlights were the third White Spot of the year, a stunning Netted Pug, and  Dusky Hook-tip, a rare immigrant, that disappeared as I started to set it up for a photograph and then appeared on the window as it was getting dark, and allowed a quick snap in the twilight.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
714 Agonopterix yeatiana 1 NFY
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 9
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1649 Drepana curvatula Dusky Hook-tip 1 NFY
1689 Scopula marginepunctata Mullein Wave 1 NFY
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
1739 Epirrhoe rivata Wood Carpet 1 NFY
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 1
1823 Eupithecia venosata Netted Pug 1 NFY
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 3
1852 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
1867 Aplocera plagiata Treble-bar 1 NFY
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 3   
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 1
2172 Hadena albimacula White Spot 1
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 7
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

 Pale Tussock

 Broad-barred White, getting a bit worn.

 White-point, a very worn individual

 White Spot, the third of the year.

 Netted Pug, probably the best pug in the world

 Mullein Wave, yet another tatty NFY

 Wood Carpet


 Treble-bar

 Common Pug

 Agonopterix yeatiana

Dusky Hook-tip
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Thursday, 25 August 2016

Species List for 24/8/2016

A Plumed Fanfoot was new for the site.

 Garden Tiger

 Garden Tiger

 Plumed Fanfoot

 Plumed Fanfoot

 Latticed Heath

 Scarce Bordered Straw

 Common Wave

 Mullein Wave
Rusty Dot Pearl


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 3
455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 2
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 7
658 Carcina quercana 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 16
874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
994 Clepsis consimilana 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 161
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus 2
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 1
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 3
1304 Agriphila straminella 3
1305 Agriphila tristella 4
1309 Agriphila geniculea 3
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1361 Pyrausta aurata 1
1365 Pyrausta despicata 2
1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 17
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 9  
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1
1417 Pyralis farinalis Meal Moth 1
1441 Oncocera semirubella 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1689 Scopula marginepunctata Mullein Wave 2
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1742 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell 1
1781 Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber 2
1782 Horisme tersata Fern 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1832 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 2
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 5
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 1
1894 Chiasmia clathrata Latticed Heath 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 28
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 7
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 1
2057 Arctia caja Garden Tiger 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 1
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 5
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 5
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 14
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 13
2112 Noctua interjecta Least Yellow Underwing 1
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 18
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 51
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 18
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 2
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 3
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 4
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 8
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 15
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2400 Helicoverpa armigera Scarce Bordered Straw 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 11
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1
2488a Pechipogo plumigeralis Plumed Fan-foot 1 NFS
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Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Species List for 14/7/2015

368 moths of 79 speices, but nothing exciting.

 A rather pale Mullein Wave

Cloaked Minor
Ruby Tiger

European Corn Borer

Bordered Straw, looking a bit tatty.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
138 Lampronia fuscatella
1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 3
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 2
697 Agonopterix arenella
1
874 Blastobasis lacticolella
1
972 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
994 Clepsis consimilana
1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 4
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus
1
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 1
1063 Celypha striana
12
1201 Eucosma cana
1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 41
1302 Crambus perlella
7
1304 Agriphila straminella
2
1334 Scoparia ambigualis
3
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata
1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1392 Udea olivalis
1
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 2   
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1
1689 Scopula marginepunctata Mullein Wave 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 12
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1739 Epirrhoe rivata Wood Carpet 1
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 1
1777 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer 1
1830 Eupithecia absinthiata Wormwood Pug 1
1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 5
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 4
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 5
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 4
2049 Eilema depressa Buff Footman 1
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 3
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 6
2064 Phragmatobia fulginosa Ruby Tiger 6
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 8
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 20
2098 Axylia putris Flame 24
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 19
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 8
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 6
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 15
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 4
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 4
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 4
2202 Mythimna l-album L-album Wainscot 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2293 Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty 1
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 17
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 2
2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 1
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 31
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 6
2381x Hoplodrina alsines/blanda Uncertain/Rustic agg. 16
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 10
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 3
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2
2403 Heliothis peltigera Bordered Straw 1
2408 Eublemma parva Small Marbled 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 2
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 3
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 2
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