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.


Sunday, 6 March 2022

Species List for 05/03/2022

Three moths of three species, one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1053

Acleris hastiana

1

NFY

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1


 Acleris hastiana




Saturday, 5 March 2022

Species List for 04/03/2022

Ten moths of seven species, two NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2

NFY

1930

Biston strataria

Oak Beauty

2

1934

Agriopis marginaria

Dotted Border

1

NFY

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1

2259

Against the radar

Dark Chestnut

1


Emmelina monodactyla - Common Plume

Dotted Border
 

Friday, 4 March 2022

Species List for 03/03/2022

 Six moths of five species. Two NFY..

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

663

Diurnea fagella

1

NFY

1663

Alsophila aescularia

March Moth

1

NFY

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

1

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

2

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1

 

Diurnea fagella


March Moth


Thursday, 3 March 2022

Species List for 02/03/2022

 The first Common Quaker of the year..

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

2187

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

1

NFY

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

3

 



Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Species List for 01/03/2022

 Exactly the same as yesterday.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1926

Phigalia pilosaria

Pale Brindled Beauty

1

 


Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Species List for 28/02/2022

 Again  just one moth

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1926

Phigalia pilosaria

Pale Brindled Beauty

1

NFY


Pale Brindled Beauty

Monday, 28 February 2022

Species List for 27/02/2022


Still trying and not sure it has really been worth it, but you can only hope.

 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey


 

Early Grey

Sunday, 27 February 2022

Species List for 26/02/2022

 At last a day with two moths, it will improve in the end.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

2188

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1

NFY

2190

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1

NFY

.
Hebrew Character

Clouded Drab

Thursday, 10 February 2022

Species List for 09/02/2022

 The earliest I have seen one.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

2243

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1      NFY

.
Early Grey

Wednesday, 9 February 2022

Species List for 08/02/2022

 a long wait for a second moth.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1930

Biston strataria

Oak Beauty

1

NFY

 

Oak Beauty

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