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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Thursday, 12 May 2022

Species List for 11/05/2022

 25 moths of 14 species with three NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1759

Ecliptopera silaceata

Small Phoenix

1

NFY

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2

1958

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1

2006

Pheosia gnoma

Lesser Swallow Prominent

1

NFY

2011

Pterostoma palpina

Pale Prominent

1

NFY

2028

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1

2060

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

5

2063

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2

2102

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

3

2167

Hadena perplexa

Tawny Shears

1

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

2

Lesser Swallow Prominent



Pale Prominent



Tawny Shears



Clouded Silver



Small Phoenix

Monday, 2 May 2022

Species List for 01/05/2022

I really didn't expect this! 63 moths of 27 species with 11 NFY.  The weather was calm and overcast.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

697

Agonopterix arenella

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4

1288

Alucita hexadactyla

Twenty-plume Moth

2

1651

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1

NFY

1680

Cyclophora punctaria

Maiden's Blush

1

NFY

1738

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1

NFY

1835

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

1

NFY

1852

Eupithecia abbreviata

Brindled Pug

2

1853

Eupithecia dodoneata

Oak-tree Pug

2

NFY

1862

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

10

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

7

1981

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1

NFY

1994

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1

NFY

1995

Cerura vinula

Puss Moth

1

NFY

2000

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

1

NFY

2063

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1

2078

Nola confusalis

Least Black Arches

3

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

5

2139

Cerastis rubricosa

Red Chestnut

1

2167

Hadena perplexa

Tawny Shears

1

NFY

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

9

2188

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1

2289

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2

2334

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1

NFY

2425

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1

.
Poplar Hawk-moth

Puss Moth


Buff-tip


Brindled Pug

Common Carpet


Maiden's Blush


,Iron Prominent


Tawny Shears


Rustic Shoulder-knot


Chinese Character


Oak-tree Pug


Twenty-plume Moth

White-spotted Pug (phone photo).

Wednesday, 2 June 2021

Species List for 01/06/2021

It continued on a slow improvement with 31 moths of 21 species and five NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

 

648

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House Moth

1

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2

1082

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1

NFY

1174

Epiblema cynosbatella

1

NFY

1883

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1

1906

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2

1931

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1

NFY

1936

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1

1980

Smerinthus ocellata

Eyed Hawk-moth

1

2063

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1

2089

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

3

2092

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1

2126

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1

2147

Hada plebeja

Shears

1

2157

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1

2160

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1

2167

Hadena perplexa

Tawny Shears

1

NFY

2199

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1

NFY

2221

Shargacucullia verbasci

Mullein

1

2380

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

6

 

2384

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


Epiblema cynosbatella

Peppered Moth

Tawny shears.

Light brocade


Mullein

Hedya pruniana,


Common Wainscot

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