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, 22 July 2026

Species List for 21/07/2026

 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, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect.  There were 167 moths of 65 species with four NFY including a Crescent, just the third I have caught.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

3


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


12


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


2


49.076

Acleris cristana


1

nfy

49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


1

nfy

49.375

Pammene regiana


1


62.005

Achroia grisella

Lesser Wax Moth

1

nfy

62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


2


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


1


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

2


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


13


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

7


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

4


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.161

Eupithecia virgaureata

Golden-rod Pug

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

8


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

13


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

2


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

4


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.119

Helotropha leucostigma

Crescent

1

nfy

73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

3


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

2


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

22


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

2


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

7


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1



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