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.


Monday, 19 May 2025

Species List for 18/05/2025

 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. 52 Moths of 23 species with seven NFY.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1

nfy

69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1

nfy

70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.157

Eupithecia dodoneata

Oak-tree Pug

1


70.171

Eupithecia indigata

Ochreous Pug

1

nfy

70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


71.003

Cerura vinula

Puss Moth

1

nfy

71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1

nfy

72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

8


73.286

Hadena perplexa

Tawny Shears

1

nfy

73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

15


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


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