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.


Thursday 31 March 2016

Species List for 30/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1524 Emmelina monodactyla   1
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 5
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1

Wednesday 30 March 2016

Species List for 29/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2

Tuesday 29 March 2016

Species List for 28/3/2016

Storm Katie arrives


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2

Monday 28 March 2016

Species List for 27/3/2016

Weather still raging.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1

Sunday 27 March 2016

Species List for 26/3/2016

I was surprised the traps made it through the night.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2

Saturday 26 March 2016

Species List for 25/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 4

Friday 25 March 2016

Species List for 24/3/2016

Very cold and windy night


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1663 Alsophila aescularia March Moth 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2

Thursday 24 March 2016

Species List for 23/3/2016



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1663 Alsophila aescularia March Moth 1
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 3
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 5
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 2

Wednesday 23 March 2016

Species List for 22/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 3
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 4

Tuesday 22 March 2016

Species List for 21/3/2016

The first Oak Beauty of the year.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
1930 Biston strataria Oak Beauty 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 3

Monday 21 March 2016

Species List for 20/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

Sunday 20 March 2016

Species List for 19/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2

Saturday 19 March 2016

Species List for 18/3/2016

Two moths, two species, yippee


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

Friday 18 March 2016

Species List for 17/3/2016

Hurry up summer.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2

Thursday 17 March 2016

Species List for 16/3/2016

Don't you just love March Mothing?


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

Wednesday 16 March 2016

Species List for 15/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 1

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Species List for 14/3/2016



Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

Monday 14 March 2016

Species List for 13/3/2016

Dull isn't it?


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

Saturday 12 March 2016

Species List for 11/3/2016


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

Friday 11 March 2016

Species List for 10/3/2016

Another day, another species


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1

Thursday 10 March 2016

Species List for 9/3/2016

Another long gap while the effects of El Nino blew through. and another moth.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 1

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