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, 13 June 2026

Species List for 12/06/2026

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. There were 281 moths of 42 species ans one NFY. Large Yellow-underwing  became to first species of the year to have 100 individuals in ome night. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


3


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.066

Scoparia pyralella


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

4


63.081

Crambus pascuella


2


69.001

Mimas tiliae

Lime Hawk-moth

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

1


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

4


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

3

nfy

73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

4


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

2


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

6


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

27


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

10


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

52


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

6


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

4


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

101


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

10


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