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.


Thursday, 25 June 2020

Species List for 24/06/2020

Lots of moths on a warm morning, and I struggled at the temperature rose and the moths got more and more lively. in total there were 395 moths of 85 sspcies and nine NFY. Several micros await ID.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1 NFY
161 Zeuzera pyrina Leopard Moth 1
173 Apoda limacodes Festoon 1
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 2
874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
951 Aethes beatricella 2
994 Clepsis consimilana 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 9
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus 1 NFY
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 1
1063 Celypha striana 3
1083 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1
1235 Pammene trauniana 2 NFY
1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 41
1302 Crambus perlella 5
1333 Scoparia pyralella 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1356a Evergestis limbata 3
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 1   
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 3
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1436 Conobathra repandana 11
1441 Oncocera semirubella 1 NFY
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1634 Malacosoma neustria Lackey 1 NFY
1654 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty 1
1699 Idaea rusticata Least Carpet 3
1705 Idaea fuscovenosa Dwarf Cream Wave 1
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1
1709 Idaea subsericeata Satin Wave 1
1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 4
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 6
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1 NFY
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 3
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 15
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 3
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 2
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 4
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 1 NFY
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 4
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 8
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
1944 Hypomecis punctinalis Pale Oak Beauty 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 5
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 4
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 10
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 6
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 15
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2077 Nola cucullatella Short-cloaked Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 44
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 36
2098 Axylia putris Flame 4
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 30
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 7
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 2
2195 Mythimna vitellina Delicate 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 2
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 11
2216 Cucullia umbratica Shark 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 20
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 5
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 4
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2
2399 Pyrrhia umbra Bordered Sallow 1
2418 Earias clorana Cream-bordered Green Pea 1 NFY
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2449 Abrostola triplasia Dark Spectacle 1 NFY
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
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Species List for 23/06/2020

Another busy night with 318 moths of 80 species, and a few micros yet to try to ID. 12 NFY so far.
Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2
173 Apoda limacodes Festoon 1 NFY
0642a Metalampra italica 1 NFY
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
937 Agapeta hamana 1 NFY
994 Clepsis consimilana 4
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 9
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana 1
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 2
1063 Celypha striana 3
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 21
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 3
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 2
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1 NFY
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 3
1436 Conobathra repandana 3 NFY
1481 Homoeosoma sinuella 1
1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Moth 1 NFY
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 3
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1 NFY
1689 Scopula marginepunctata Mullein Wave 1
1690 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein 1
1699 Idaea rusticata Least Carpet 3
1705 Idaea fuscovenosa Dwarf Cream Wave 3
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 2
1709 Idaea subsericeata Satin Wave 2
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 4
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 2
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 2
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 2
1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 1 NFY
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 2
1944 Hypomecis punctinalis Pale Oak Beauty 2
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 9
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 4
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 3
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 4
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2026 Orgyia antiqua Vapourer 1 NFY
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 19
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 5
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 26
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 33
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 17
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 NFY
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2170 Hadena compta Varied Coronet 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 9
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1 NFY
2280 Acronicta leporina Miller 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 37
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 1 NFY
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 4
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 10
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 5
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
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Tuesday, 23 June 2020

Species List for 22/06/2020

198 moths of  60 species with three NFY.

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
216 Nemapogon cloacella Cork Moth 1 NFY
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
970 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
994 Clepsis consimilana 2
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1063 Celypha striana 4
1064 Celypha rosaceana 1 NFY
1082 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix 1
1083 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1
1201 Eucosma cana 2
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 6
1302 Crambus perlella 2
1333 Scoparia pyralella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 5
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1699 Idaea rusticata Least Carpet 2
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1   
1709 Idaea subsericeata Satin Wave 1
1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 6
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 4
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 3
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 4
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 3
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 2
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 2
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 26
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 23
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 12
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 3
2173 Hadena bicruris Lychnis 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 5
2216 Cucullia umbratica Shark 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 15
2330 Apamea remissa Dusky Brocade 2 NFY
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 3
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 6
2381x Hoplodrina alsines/blanda Uncertain/Rustic agg. 1
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 4
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 11
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
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 Lychnis

 Small Dusty Wave, 

 very small Silver Y

 Dusky Brocade,

 A second Dusky Brocade,

 Coronet

 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix


 Celypha rosaceana


 Cork Moth

Common PLume
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