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.


Wednesday, 9 June 2010

Shaded Pug?

Wing span c.21mm.
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Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Species List for 7/6/2010

I've included a Shaded Pug in the list. I think that I've got the ID correct, picture to follow.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 14
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella
1
1465 Nephopterix angustella
1
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 2
1807 Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet 1
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1840 Eupithecia subumbrata Shaded Pug 1
1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 2
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 2
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 3
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 45
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 3
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 3
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 5
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 9
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
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Species List for 6/6/2010

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 11
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
1063 Celypha striana
1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella
1
1304 Agriphila straminella
1
1458 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1867 Aplocera plagiata Treble-bar 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 2
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 3
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 25
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 5
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 3
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 19
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
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Sunday, 6 June 2010

Species List for 5/6/2010

the first "mothy" night of the year. slightly spoilt by a thunder storm at 2 a.m. that had me up and putting my MV trap under cover, (a garden table) for the rest of the night. Nothing particularly stunning, but a much better selection, with 196 moths of 40 species, and two micros still to do.

05/06/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 16
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 8
1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 1
1646 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip 2
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
1725 Xanthorhoe ferrugata Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet 1
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1781 Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber 1
1784 Melanthia procellata Pretty Chalk Carpet 1
1807 Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet 1
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 6
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 25
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 11
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 3
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 5
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 2
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 5
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 3
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 47
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 8
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 2
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 2
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 18
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 8
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Species List for 4/6/2010

04/06/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 15
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 1
1782 Horisme tersata Fern 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 3
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 2
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 1
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 1
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 17
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 5
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
2194 Mythimna albipuncta White-point 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 8
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 2
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Species List for 3/6/2010

03/06/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 6
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1830 Eupithecia absinthiata Wormwood Pug 1
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 2
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 20
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 5
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 2
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 5
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 4
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Species Lists for 2/6/2010

02/06/2010






Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 3
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 4
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 7
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 2
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 4
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
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Thursday, 3 June 2010

Species List for 27/5/2010 to 1/6/2010

Still very slow, night temperatures are still dropping to seven or eight.

01/06/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 8
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1301 Crambus lathoniellus
1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 5
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2




31/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 2
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 5
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 4
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 4




30/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 3
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 3
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1




29/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 2
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2




28/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 4
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1




27/05/2010


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1




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Friday, 28 May 2010

A Tort, a Pyrale and a Depressaria?

Tort - Might be Cochylis dubitana? Wing span about 14mm

Cochylis?

Pyrale - Looks very pointy but at this time of year it could be ambigualis. A bit early for Eudonia augustea, which is very arrow like.

Pyrale (on 2mm grid)

I really should know this one, is it a Depressaria?

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