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.


Friday, 11 July 2025

Species List for 10/07/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. There were 340 Moths of about 94 species with two NFY. After yesterday it was some what disappointing..  

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


19.001

Orthotelia sparganella


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

2


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


4


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

4


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.136

Cochylis hybridella


1

nfy

49.161

Celypha striana


5


53.001

Apoda limacodes

Festoon

1


62.037

Acrobasis marmorea


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


7


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

3


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

2


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

7


63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


2


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


6


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

11


63.081

Crambus pascuella


2


63.088

Crambus perlella


3


63.093

Agriphila straminella


4


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

3


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

2


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

2


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

3


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

7


70.004

Idaea rusticata atrosignaria

Least Carpet

4


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

10


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

9


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

4


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

2


70.150

Eupithecia linariata

Toadflax Pug

1

nfy

70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

4


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

3


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


70.302

Hemistola chrysoprasaria

Small Emerald

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

4


72.009

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

15


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

3


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

2


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

5


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

53


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

3


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

5


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

13


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

3


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

4


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

13


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

16


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

14


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

4


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

3


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1



Thursday, 10 July 2025

Species List for 09/07/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. There were 413 Moths of about 100 species with six NFY.  The star was the Purple Marbled, a beautiful small moth, but it wasn't the first for me, as I caught one on 29/10/2022. On the other hand the less spectacular Pempelia palumbella was a first for the site, and me.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


19.001

Orthotelia sparganella


3


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

5


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

5


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


4


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


3


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

4


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

2


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


2


49.075

Acleris umbrana


2

nfy

49.161

Celypha striana


3


50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.023

Pempelia palumbella


1

nfy

62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1

nfy

62.042

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


2


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


5


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

4


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

6


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

6


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


2


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


2


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


4


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

21


63.081

Crambus pascuella


1


63.088

Crambus perlella


3


63.093

Agriphila straminella


3


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

3


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

2


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

7


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

8


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

5


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

5


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

11


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

2


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.089

Eulithis prunata

Phoenix

1

nfy

70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

8


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

3


70.179

Eupithecia absinthiata

Wormwood Pug

1

nfy

70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

2


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

14


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

2


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

3


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

5


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

5


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

2


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

9


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

2


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

60


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

2


72.072

Eublemma ostrina

Purple Marbled

1

nfy

73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

19


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

6


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

27


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

2


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

12


73.217

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

11


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

10


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

6


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


73.361

Xestia triangulum

Double Square-spot

1


74.009

Nycteola revayana

Oak Nycteoline

1



Purple Marbled

Pempelia palumbella

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