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, 31 May 2025

Species List for 30/05/2025

 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. 182 Moths of 64 species with ten NFY. The most species and second most moths for a night so far this year, but only what one might expect.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

2


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


32.017

Agonopterix arenella


1


32.035

Agonopterix yeatiana


1


33.004

Ethmia terminella


1


40.008

Mompha subbistrigella


1

nfy

41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


2


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

3


49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


1


49.307

Rhyacionia pinivorana

Spotted Shoot Moth

1

nfy

62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


1

nfy

63.069

Eudonia angustea


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

2


63.081

Crambus pascuella


1

nfy

69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


70.037

Cyclophora linearia

Clay Triple-lines

1

nfy

70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.100

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

1


70.155

Eupithecia venosata

Netted Pug

2

nfy

70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

3


70.184

Eupithecia exiguata

Mottled Pug

3


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

5


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

4


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

2

nfy

70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.015

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

3


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1


72.049

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

2


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1

nfy

73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.070

Pyrrhia umbra

Bordered Sallow

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

7


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

10


73.102

Rusina ferruginea

Brown Rustic

1

nfy

73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

8


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.273

Hada plebeja

Shears

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

18


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

35


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1

nfy

73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

4


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

9



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