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, 17 August 2026

Species List for 16/08/2026

Just two traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden. The forecst rain didn't really appear, but I decided to run just Robinsons, since they are no trouble to dry out. There were a lot of moths, but no surprises. 588 moths of 79 species with one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

4


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

8


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


35.118

Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Beet Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


4


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


49.341

Cydia splendana


3


49.343

Cydia amplana


1


62.006

Galleria mellonella

Wax Moth

1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


3


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


3


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

4


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

7


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


7


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

7


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

2


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2


63.059

Evergestis limbata


2


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


17


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


2


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

2


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

5


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

7


70.187

Eupithecia icterata

Tawny Speckled Pug

1

nfy

70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

1


70.234

Ennomos alniaria

Canary-shouldered Thorn

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

5


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

9


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

3


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

31


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

4


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

86


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

45


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

3


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

5


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

17


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.281

Hadena bicruris

Lychnis

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

28


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

23


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

8


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

13


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

12


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

19


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

24


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

37


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

7


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

54



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