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.


Wednesday 24 August 2016

Species List for 22/8/2016

Back after a short break. A Portland Ribbon Wave was new for the site but was a disappointing example, picture tomorrow, I hope.


I know it looks a load of rubbish, but I think this is a Portland Ribbon Wave. It is exactly the right size, 12mm wing length.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
15 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 2
873 Blastobasis adustella 4
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 33
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 3
1305 Agriphila tristella 4
1309 Agriphila geniculea 2
1361 Pyrausta aurata 1
1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty-dot Pearl 3
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 3
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 1
1438 Trachycera suavella 1
1470 Euzophera pinguis 1
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1699 Idaea rusticata atrosignaria Least Carpet 2
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 1
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
1714 Idaea degeneraria Portland Ribbon Wave 1   NFS
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 9
1914 Ennomos fuscantaria Dusky Thorn 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 1
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 10
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 9
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 24
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 9
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 8
2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 3
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 3
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 2
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 16
2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 5
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 8
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 2
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 2

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