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.


Saturday, 18 July 2026

Species List for 17/07/2026

 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 Garde, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. There were far fewer Diamond-backed Moths, and although a good number of species numbers were relatively low. There were 288 moths of 88 species with two NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

2


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

31


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


31.001

Carcina quercana


2


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


5


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

12


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


9


49.341

Cydia splendana


1


49.376

Pammene aurita


2


50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

3


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

4


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

4


63.058

Evergestis extimalis


1


63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

6


63.093

Agriphila straminella


9


63.112

Platytes alpinella


1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

7


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

14


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

9


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

2


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


70.302

Hemistola chrysoprasaria

Small Emerald

1


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

2


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.009

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

6


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

11


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

3


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

10


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

2


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

4


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

9


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

5


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

2


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

5


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

7


73.0965

Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda

Uncertain/Rustic agg.

2


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

2


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

18


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

1

nfy

73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

2


73.279

Hecatera bicolorata

Broad-barred White

1

nfy

73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

5



Friday, 17 July 2026

Species List for 16/07/2026

 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 Garde, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. Again the number is dominated by Diamond-backed Moths, 185 of them by my best counting (they may have been more). there were 414 moths of 78 species and four NFY, including a Marbled Clover,a new species for me,

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

2


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

185


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


32.018

Agonopterix heracliana


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


7


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

4


49.161

Celypha striana


4


49.182

Lobesia botrana

European Vine Moth

2

nfy

49.265

Eucosma cana


2


49.341

Cydia splendana


2


50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


3


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

5


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

13


63.088

Crambus perlella


2


63.093

Agriphila straminella


17


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

8


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

4


70.234

Ennomos alniaria

Canary-shouldered Thorn

1

nfy

70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

3


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


71.020

Pterostoma palpina

Pale Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

2


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

5


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

10


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

3


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

3


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

3


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

12


72.047

Eilema caniola

Hoary Footman

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

9


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

4


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.072

Heliothis viriplaca

Marbled Clover

1

nfy

73.075

Heliothis nubigera

Eastern Bordered Straw

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

3


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

5


73.0965

Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda

Uncertain/Rustic agg.

5


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

1

nfy

73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

9


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

6


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

10


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


..
Marbled Clover

Eastern Bordered Straw

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