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, 4 July 2025

Species List for 03/07/2025

 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 490 Moths of 91 species with four NFY. The number of  Garden Grass-veneers  moths and the "small ermines" again reduced  I decided not to waste time and just recorded as present (0 on the list)  With the Eudonia and Scoparia species I only recorded the obvious individuals as many are getting worn

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


16.004

Yponomeuta cagnagella

Spindle Ermine

0


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


19.010

Digitivalva pulicariae


1


19.011

Acrolepiopsis assectella

Leek Moth

1

nfy

28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

5


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


5


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

2


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


49.215

Ancylis achatana


1


50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.042

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

1


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


3


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.063

Scoparia basistrigalis


1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


2


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

0


63.088

Crambus perlella


3


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1

nfy

69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

18


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

4


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

5


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

16


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

4


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

7


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

3


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

2


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

3


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

3


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

4


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

3


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.009

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

30


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

7


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1

nfy

72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

65


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

4


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

7


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

21


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

42


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

2


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

6


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

1


73.213

Ipimorpha subtusa

Olive

1

nfy

73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

6


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

21


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

17


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

6


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


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

4


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