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, 8 November 2020

Species List for 07/11/2020

Three traps again, 16 moths of  11 species. 

464

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2

874

Blastobasis lacticolella

2

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1

1395

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2

1760

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-green Carpet

2

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2

2240

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

1

2246a

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1

Saturday, 7 November 2020

Species List for 06/11/2020

 Three traps, 15 moths of 10 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

874

Blastobasis lacticolella

2

998

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1

1760

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-green Carpet

1

1795

Epirrita dilutata

November Moth

1

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2

2245

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

1

2264

Agrochola macilenta

Yellow-line Quaker

1

2306

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4

 


Species List for 05/11/2020

Nine moths of nine species, including an odd record of a golden Twin-spot found on a parcel left by the postman in the greenhouse. two NFY. Three traps run.

 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1631

Poecilocampa populi

December Moth

1

NFY

1795

Epirrita dilutata

November Moth

1

NFY

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1

2259

Conistra ligula

Dark Chestnut

1

2264

Agrochola macilenta

Yellow-line Quaker

1

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1

2428

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Golden Twin-spot

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1

Species List for 04/11/2020

 two Robinsons and the 80w skinner. just the 3rd blair's shoulder-knot of the year. A poor showing of thisw species. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

230

Monopis crocicapitella

1

2240

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

1

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2

 

Species List for 03/11/2020

 Another single moth night with two traps out.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

2441

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1

Species List for 02/11/2020

 Two traps and just the one moth

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1760

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-green Carpet

1

Species List for 30/10/2020

 Again just the two Robinsons run.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2

2109

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1

2117

Eugnorisma glareosa

Autumnal Rustic

1

2245

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

1

2255

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

1

 

Species List for 29/10/2020

 After two apalling days and nights weather just the two Robinsons run

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1

2255

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

1

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1

 

Species List for 26/10/2020

 Four Traps, the Back Garden Robinson control gear overheated and "died".

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

1524

Emmelina monodactyla

1

2087

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4

2107

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6

2246a

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1

2255

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

2

2267

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

4

 

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