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.


Thursday, 12 June 2025

Species List for 11/06/2025

 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. 95 Moths of 44 species with three NFY. Anticipation of a good night were not met, and the catch was disappointing.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

2


12.039

Monopis crocicapitella


1


40.008

Mompha subbistrigella


2


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.025

Pandemis cerasana

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.059

Tortrix viridana

Green Oak Tortrix

1


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.254

Epinotia bilunana


1

nfy

62.042

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

3

nfy

63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


1

nfy

63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

4


63.081

Crambus pascuella


1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

2


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

2


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

3


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

3


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

3


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

1


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

19


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

9


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1



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