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, 7 October 2026

Species List for 06/10/2026

 Four traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Greenhouse Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden. An amazing night with 293 Small mottled Willows dominating the traps. In addition as well as the moths listed below there is also an unusual Noctuid which is yet to be  identified, so watch this space. There were 532 moths, including the 293 Small Mottled Willows of 40 species (plus one to come).

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


35.118

Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Beet Moth

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

5


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


4


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

5


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

10


63.069

Eudonia angustea


2


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

2


70.095

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-Green Carpet

1


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

5


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

293


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

7


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.134

Rhizedra lutosa

Large Wainscot

5


73.180

Tiliacea aurago

Barred Sallow

6


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

13


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

26


73.206

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

3


73.224

Griposia aprilina

Merveille du Jour

1


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

11


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

6


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

11


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

17


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

7


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

60


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

5


73.365

Eugnorisma glareosa

Autumnal Rustic

1




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