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.


Saturday, 5 September 2026

Species List for 04/09/2026

 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. A much calmer night with just a light breeze, 9-12mph and a min temp of 13 deg C. There were 382 moths of 46 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.032

Nephopterix angustella


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

12


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

5


63.089

Agriphila tristella


11


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


9


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

3


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

6


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

18


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

12


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

74


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

10


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

5


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

10


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

8


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

84


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

5


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

45


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

24


74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

1



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