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.


Sunday, 10 August 2025

Species List for 09/08/2025

 The usual 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. Not a very productive night with just 166 individuals of 55 species and one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella

a moth

10


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.066

Acleris laterana


1

nfy

49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


4


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


2


63.093

Agriphila straminella


7


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.179

Eupithecia absinthiata

Wormwood Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

3


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

7


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

4


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

2


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

13


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

16


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

4


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

14


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

20



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