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 Sallow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sallow. Show all posts

Saturday, 17 October 2020

Species List for 16/10/2020

All traps on produced 62 Moths of 17 species with two NFY.  The Delicate was the 4oth and the Clancy's Rustic, the 21st of the year.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

20

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

4

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

2

2194

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1

2195

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1

2202

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1

2232

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1

2255

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

4

2264

Agrochola macilenta

Yellow-line Quaker

1

NFY

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

10

2270

Omphaloscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

6

2274

Xanthia icteritia

Sallow

1

NFY

2375

Rhizedra lutosa

Large Wainscot

1

2387a

Platyperigea kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1

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Yellow-line Quaker

Sallow

Friday, 11 October 2019

Species List for 10/10/2019

A wet and windy night produce 41 moth of 11 species. There were two NFY, an overdue Sallow and a Crocidosema plebejana, only the fourth I've caught here, although it is quite common an the coast.

1157 Crocidosema plebejana 1 NFY
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 17
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 5
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 1
2255 Polymixis lichenea Feathered Ranunculus 2
2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 3
2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 6
2274 Xanthia icteritia Sallow 1 NFY
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 Sallow

 Crocidosema plebejana

A very tatty Borad-bordered YellowUnderwing.

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Species List for 11/10/2016

 Palpita vitrealis

 Barred Sallow

 Sallow

 Dark Chestnut

 Rusty-dot Pearl

Red-green Carpet


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 4
1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 1
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
1408 Palpita vitrealis 1
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 30
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 2
2255 Polymixis lichenea Feathered Ranunculus 3
2259 Conistra ligula Dark Chestnut 1
2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 5
2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 7
2272 Xanthia aurago Barred Sallow 1
2274 Xanthia icteritia Sallow 1

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Species List for 24/9/2014

199 moths, but of these 167 were just three species. In total there were 23 species with Sallow new for the year. The view of a large "Catocala" in one trap had me momentarily excited, there have been a few "Blue Underwings" around and I've new caught, or even seen one. This turned out to be a Red Underwing, beautiful in its own right, but still not a show topper.

 Red Underwing

 Sallow

 Burnished Brass

 Autumnal Rustic

Feathered Ranunculus (female)


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 28
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
2117 Eugnorisma glareosa Autumnal Rustic 1
2119 Peridroma saucia Pearly Underwing 1
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 100
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 6
2202 Mythimna l-album L-album Wainscot 2
2255 Polymixis lichenea Feathered Ranunculus 3
2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 1
2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 39
2274 Xanthia icteritia Sallow 1 NFY
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2452 Catocala nupta Red Underwing 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2

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