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 2018

Species List for 22/07/2018

An amazing night with 1067 moths of 128 species. More hard work from Jack identifying the micros.
It is probable that the moth identidied as Anarsia lineatella is in fact Anarsia innoxiella, a newly identified species in 2017. There were two new macros for the site, an Oak Processionary and an Antler Moth.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
263 Lyonetia clerkella Apple Leaf Miner 2
282 Caloptilia elongella 1
420 Argyresthia pruniella Cherry Fruit Moth 1
0425x Yponomeuta padella/malinellus 3
435 Zelleria hepariella 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 34
642 Batia unitella 3
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 3
658 Carcina quercana 4
841 Sophronia semicostella 1
857 Anarsia lineatella Peach Twig Borer 1
873 Blastobasis adustella 52
874 Blastobasis lacticolella 20
972 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 3
994 Clepsis consimilana 3
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 9
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 1
1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1063 Celypha striana 3   
1165 Zeiraphera isertana 1
1171 Gypsonoma minutana 1
1260 Cydia splendana 13
1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 1
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 4
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 31
1302 Crambus perlella 16
1304 Agriphila straminella 55
1313 Catoptria pinella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 3
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 9
1348 Parapoynx stratiotata Ringed China-mark 1
1356a Evergestis limbata 1
1361 Pyrausta aurata 0 3
1375 Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn Borer 4
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 3
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 6
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 2
1424 Endotricha flammealis 17
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1438 Trachycera suavella 1
1439 Trachycera advenella 2
1443 Pempelia genistella 1
1444 Pempelia obductella 1
1470 Euzophera pinguis 2
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 2
1637 Lasiocampa quercus Oak Eggar 3
1646 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip 1
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 3
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 3
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1
1673 Hemistola chrysoprasaria Small Emerald 1
1680 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush 1
1689 Scopula marginepunctata Mullein Wave 1
1690 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein 2
1699 Idaea rusticata Least Carpet 17
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 18
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 3
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 14
1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 46
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 2
1804 Perizoma bifaciata Barred Rivulet 1
1813 Eupithecia haworthiata Haworth's Pug 1
1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 2
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 2
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 8
1884 Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth 1
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 5
1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 2
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 4
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3
1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 5
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 4
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
2022 Thaumetopoea processionea Oak Processionary 1 NFS
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea Brown-tail 2
2030 Euproctis similis Yellow-tail 2
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 10
2047 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 2
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 12
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 2
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 7
2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 5
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 6
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 7
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 19
2098 Axylia putris Flame 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 5
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 6
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 24
2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3
2110a Noctua janthina Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 2
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 49
2112 Noctua interjecta Least Yellow Underwing 3
2112 Noctua interjecta caliginosa Least Yellow Underwing 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 16
2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 8
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 2
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 1
2176 Cerapteryx graminis Antler Moth 1 NFS
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay 8
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 11
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger 3
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 6
2295 Cryphia muralis Marbled Green 6
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 1
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 41
2335 Apamea scolopacina Slender Brindle 2
2342 Mesoligia literosa Rosy Minor 2
2343 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 71
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 7
2377 Arenostola phragmitidis Fen Wainscot 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 75
2382 Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 63
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2
2399 Pyrrhia umbra Bordered Sallow 1
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 63
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 6
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 3

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