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.


Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Species List for 31/08/2026

 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. A better night. There were 216 moths of 41 species, with a third Vestal. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

2


35.118

Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Beet Moth

1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

6


49.343

Cydia amplana


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

6


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

12


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

6


63.089

Agriphila tristella


10


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


5


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

8


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

43


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

4


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

34


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

8


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

8


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

19


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

10


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