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, 13 August 2025

Species List for 12/08/2025

 There were 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. Another poor night, despite the very warm weather. Only 215 Moths of 58  species with two NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.019

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

3


31.001

Carcina quercana


2


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


3


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

7


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


1


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

8


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

6


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

5


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


3


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


63.112

Platytes alpinella


1

nfy

70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

1


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

6


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

8


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

4


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

4


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

4


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

4


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

2


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

6


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

8


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

10


73.215

Cosmia affinis

Lesser-spotted Pinion

1

nfy

73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

12


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

7


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

3


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

5


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

11


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

20


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

21



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