Mothing at The Hidden House, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Tony Morris


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, 9 July 2025

Species List for 08/07/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. There were 333 Moths of about 81 species with two NFY. A slightly better night but still disappointing. A few more Yponomeuta sp. Included in the list is a Humming-bird Hawk-moth that was nectaring in the daytime.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.004

Yponomeuta sp,

Yponomeuta Ermines

0


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


2

nfy

35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

2


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.139

Cochylis atricapitana


1

nfy

49.161

Celypha striana


4


49.265

Eucosma cana


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


5


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

17


63.088

Crambus perlella


4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


5


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

4


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

2


69.010

Macroglossum stellatarum

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

11


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

3


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

2


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

6


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

2


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

1


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

4


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

12


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

6


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

68


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

3


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

2


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

6


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

15


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

4


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

20


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

4


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

17


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

5


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

5


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

5


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

3


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

9


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

4


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

8


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

4


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1



Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Species List for 07/07/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. There were 201 Moths of 62 species with three NFY. A windy night and consequently, in my quite exposed garden, there were fewer moths, particularly geometers and micros. Just two Yponomeuta,showing the character of Spindle Ermine. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.004

Yponomeuta cagnagella

Spindle Ermine

2


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.028

Dioryctria abietella


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


4


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

5


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

11


63.081

Crambus pascuella


1


63.088

Crambus perlella


5


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


65.01

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

2


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

2


66.010

Euthrix potatoria

Drinker

1

nfy

69.007

Sphinx pinastri

Pine Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

11


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

2


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

2


72.010

Lymantria monacha

Black Arches

1

nfy

72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

13


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

19


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1

nfy

73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

3


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

19


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

4


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

19


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

4


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

8


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

5


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


Monday, 7 July 2025

Species List for 06/07/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. There were 189 Moths of 56 species with two NFY . Again the Garden Grass-veneers moths were just recorded as present (0 on the list).  After the cooler wet day I was not expecting a good catch, and I was right, although a Sussex Emerald was a nice surprise, even if it was a well worn example.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

4


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

2


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


3


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.161

Celypha striana


3


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella

a moth

1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

0


63.088

Crambus perlella


4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


63.109

Pediasia contaminella


1

nfy

69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

2


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

13


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

4


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

2


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

1


70.304

Thalera fimbrialis

Sussex Emerald

1

nfy

70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

3


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

5


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

2


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

26


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


72.063

Lygephila pastinum

Blackneck

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.040

Acronicta leporina

Miller

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

7


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

12


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

6


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

13


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

4


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

13


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

4


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

6


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

4


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

2


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

2


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