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.


Monday, 27 July 2026

Species List for 26/07/2026

 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, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. Not a great night for numbers of moths and species, but a pristine Striped Hawk-moth  and my second ever Mocha were great moths. There were 222 moths of 72 species with one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

3


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


7


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


3


49.343

Cydia amplana


1


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


2


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

2


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

1


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.015

Hyles livornica

Striped Hawk-moth

1


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

6


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

4


70.031

Cyclophora annularia

Mocha

1

nfy

70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.166

Eupithecia simpliciata

Plain Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


71.001

Thaumetopoea processionea

Oak Processionary

4


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

15


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

4


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

17


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

4


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

3


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

3


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

16


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

1


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

9


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

2


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

16


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

9


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

7


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

7


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

8


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

2


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

4


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3



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