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, 13 May 2025

Species List for 12/05/2025

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 95 Moths of 43 species with 16 NFY

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1

nfy

18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

5


18.003

Plutella porrectella


1

nfy

28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


32.017

Agonopterix arenella


2


32.035

Agonopterix yeatiana


1

nfy

49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1

nfy

65.003

Watsonalla cultraria

Barred Hook-tip

1

nfy

65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

3


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.095

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-Green Carpet

1


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.157

Eupithecia dodoneata

Oak-tree Pug

1

nfy

70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

2


70.184

Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug

1

nfy

70.208

Ligdia adustata

Scorched Carpet

1

nfy

70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

5


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.022

Diaphora mendica

Muslin Moth

3


72.049

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

2


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1

nfy

73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1

nfy

73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.069

Xylocampa areola

Early Grey

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1

nfy

73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1

nfy

73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

2


73.173

Oligia strigilis

Marbled Minor

2

nfy

73.244

Orthosia cerasi

Common Quaker

2


73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

10


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1

nfy

73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

10


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1

nfy

74.004

Nola confusalis

Least Black Arches

2



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