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.


Saturday, 23 May 2026

Species List for 22/05/2026

 Four traps. A 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden. The May heatwave arrived today, and after yesterday warm up there was a considerable increase in the number of both moths and species. There were 147 moths of 47 species with 15 NFY. (photos to follow)

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


5


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

14


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

2

nfy

49.161

Celypha striana


1

nfy

49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


2


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

4

nfy

70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

2

nfy

70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1

nfy

70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

2


70.100

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

2

nfy

70.128

Melanthia procellata

Pretty Chalk Carpet

1

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

3

nfy

70.156

Eupithecia abbreviata

Brindled Pug

1

nfy

70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

5


70.222

Petrophora chlorosata

Brown Silver-line

1

nfy

70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

3


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

3


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


71.012

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

1

nfy

71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.015

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

5


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

4


72.022

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

1


72.049

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

3

nfy

73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

1

nfy

73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

2

nfy

73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

14


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.284

Hadena albimacula

White Spot

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

12


73.316

Agrotis cinerea

Light Feathered Rustic

1

nfy

73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

14


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

4


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


74.004

Nola confusalis

Least Black Arches

1



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