Mothing at The Hidden House, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Tony Morris


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 April 2025

Species List for 31/03/2025

  One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. five Moths of four species, one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


70.066

Earophila badiata

Shoulder Stripe

1

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

2



Monday, 31 March 2025

Species List for 30/03/2025

  One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 24 Moths of 10 species, one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


29.001

Diurnea fagella


1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.245

Alsophila aescularia

March Moth

2


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.201

Lithophane socia

Pale Pinion

1

nfy

73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

2


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

5


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

4


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

6



Sunday, 30 March 2025

Species List for 29/03/2025

  One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden.10 Moths of six species, one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


70.251

Biston strataria

Oak Beauty

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

2


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

4


Saturday, 29 March 2025

Species List for 28/03/2025

  One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 18 Moths of five species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

2


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

5


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

9


Friday, 28 March 2025

Species List for 27/03/2025

  One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. Nine Moths of five species, one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1

nfy

73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

4



Thursday, 27 March 2025

Species List for 26/03/2025

One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 21 Moths of seven species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


70.245

Alsophila aescularia

March Moth

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

3


73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

3


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

10


73.250

Anorthoa munda

Twin-spotted Quaker

1



Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Species List for 25/03/2025

 One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 36 moths, 11 species two NFY

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


19.010

Digitivalva pulicariae


1

nfy

28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.245

Alsophila aescularia

March Moth

3


73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

4


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

16


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

6



Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Species List for 24/03/2025

 One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 16 moths, 4 species. four   A much cooler night, dropping to 4 deg C.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

3


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

1


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

11


Monday, 24 March 2025

Species List for 23/03/2025

 One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 26 moths, 8 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals

32.031

Agonopterix alstromeriana


1

70.255

Agriopis marginaria

Dotted Border

1

73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

4

73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

6

73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

7

73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

3

73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

2

73.250

Anorthoa munda

Twin-spotted Quaker

2

Sunday, 23 March 2025

Species List for 22/03/2025

 One trap, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 35 moths, 11 species four NFY. The Waved Umber was the earliest Site record. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2

nfy

70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1

nfy

70.245

Alsophila aescularia

March Moth

1


70.255

Agriopis marginaria

Dotted Border

1

nfy

70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1

nfy

73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

6


73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

4


73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

9


73.245

Orthosia cruda

Small Quaker

1


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

8


73.250

Anorthoa munda

Twin-spotted Quaker

1



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