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.


Friday 27 November 2015

Species List for 26/11/2015

A lot of blank and non mothing nights due to weather since the last entry.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2264 Agrochola macilenta Yellow-line Quaker 1

Sunday 15 November 2015

Species List for 14/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1

Saturday 14 November 2015

Species List for 13/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2

Friday 13 November 2015

Species List for 12/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2

Thursday 12 November 2015

Species List for 11/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2
2119 Peridroma saucia Pearly Underwing 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2

Wednesday 11 November 2015

Species List for 10/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2119 Peridroma saucia Pearly Underwing 1
2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Species List for 9/11/2015



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 1

Monday 9 November 2015

Species List for 8/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 1
1795x Epirrita dilutata agg. November Moth agg. 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 1
2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2

Sunday 8 November 2015

Species List for 7/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 9
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
1795x Epirrita dilutata agg. November Moth agg. 3
1923 Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn 4
1935 Erannis defoliaria Mottled Umber 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 4
2240 Lithophane leautieri Blair's Shoulder-knot 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2

Saturday 7 November 2015

Species List for 6/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1795x Epirrita dilutata agg. November Moth agg. 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2091 Agrotis ipsilon Dark Sword-grass 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2247 Dichonia aprilina Merveille du Jour 1
2400 Helicoverpa armigera Scarce Bordered Straw 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 4

Friday 6 November 2015

Species List for 5/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2

Thursday 5 November 2015

Species List for 4/11/2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 5
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 3
2227 Asteroscopus sphinx Sprawler 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2

Wednesday 4 November 2015

Species List for 3/11/2015

At the end of last year I got somewhat lazy and now I need to catch up. In my defence I wasn't feeling that great my fall.  Now is the time to bring this blog up to date as I did run one trap through much of November and a few times in December 2015.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 13
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis
1
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1795x Epirrita dilutata agg. November Moth agg. 3
1923 Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn 4
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1

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