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, 12 July 2026

Species List for 11/07/2026

 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 Garde, on loan from Sam Perfectn. PLus and a portable Actinic trap . It eas a much cooler night with quite a strong easterly breeze. There were 259 moths of 74 species and two NFY one of which, a Light Crimson Underwing was only my second record.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


12.033

Tinea trinotella


1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

10


19.001

Orthotelia sparganella


1


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


4


49.180

Piniphila bifasciana


1


49.269

Eucosma campoliliana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


3


49.376

Pammene aurita


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


3


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

4


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

4


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

15


63.088

Crambus perlella


4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


3


63.112

Platytes alpinella


1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

3


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

11


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

5


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

2


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

3


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

7


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

23


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


72.082

Catocala promissa

Light Crimson Underwing

1

nfy

73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

5


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

4


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.069

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

6


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

15


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

4


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1

nfy

73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

10


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

2


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

3


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

16


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

10


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

12


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

4


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

1


 


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