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.


Monday 23 July 2001

Species List for 22/7/2001

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 2
937 Agapeta hamana
1
977 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 2
1424 Endotricha flammealis
1
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 7
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 2
1757 Eulithis mellinata Spinach 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 2
1884 Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 3
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 5
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 3
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 4
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 3
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 4
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 3
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 1
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 16
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 3
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 1
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 15
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 7
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 13
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 4
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 8
2293 Cryphia domestica Marbled Beauty 3
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 3
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 25
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 2
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 3
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 12
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 1
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
2443 Autographa jota Plain Golden Y 1
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 2
2466 Lygephila pastinum Blackneck 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 2
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 2

Wednesday 18 July 2001

Species List for 17/7/2001

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 1
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 9
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 2
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 4
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 5

Sunday 8 July 2001

Species List for 7/7/2001

Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 8
1757 Eulithis mellinata Spinach 3
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1839 Eupithecia succenturiata Bordered Pug 1
1867 Aplocera plagiata Treble-bar 1
1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 3
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 4
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 7
2009 Ptilodon cucullina Maple Prominent 1
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 4
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 6
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 10
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 32
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 3
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 2
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 3
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 2
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 3
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 3
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 6
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 1
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 28
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 8
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 1
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1

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