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, 8 July 2026

Species List for 07/07/2026

  

My 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.  Additionally a portable Actinic trap  (Sam Perfects trap, being looked after while he is away in Canada) was run in the drive, by a Buddleia Tree.  Very warm night and morning.539 moths of 125 species with six NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.019

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella


2


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

4


19.010

Digitivalva pulicariae


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

3


28.014

Crassa unitella


4


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


3


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


37.061

Coleophora lixella


1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

6


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


3


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


2


49.069

Acleris sparsana


1


49.075

Acleris umbrana


1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


3


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


49.180

Piniphila bifasciana


1


49.224

Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth

2


49.289

Epiblema costipunctana


1

nfy

49.359

Grapholita janthinana


1


49.367

Pammene fasciana


1

nfy

49.375

Pammene regiana


1


49.376

Pammene aurita


1

nfy

50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.002

Lamoria zelleri


1


62.013

Moitrelia obductella


2

nfy

62.029

Phycita roborella


2


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


12


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


2


63.018

Anania coronata


2


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

6


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

4


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

5


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

35


63.081

Crambus pascuella


5


63.088

Crambus perlella


17


63.093

Agriphila straminella


4


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


66.010

Euthrix potatoria

Drinker

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

26


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

14


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

4


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

11


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

20


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

4


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

1


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

3


70.147

Eupithecia tenuiata

Slender Pug

1


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1


70.179

Eupithecia absinthiata

Wormwood Pug

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

7


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

7


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1

nfy

72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

3


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

4


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

46


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

3


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

3


72.067

Phytometra viridaria

Small Purple-barred

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

18


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

18


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

8


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

6


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

25


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

15


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

2


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

1


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

3


73.217

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

11


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

10


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

4


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

20


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

3


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

4


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

13


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3


73.361

Xestia triangulum

Double Square-spot

1

nfy

74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

1



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