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.


Sunday, 22 June 2025

Species List for 21/06/2025

 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. 304 Moths of 85 species with 11 NFY. On another lepidoptera topic, I spect a pleasant hour watching White-letter Hairstreaks around the top of an Elm tree at Bockhill. Great views thanks to Phil Chantlers scope.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

5


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.014

Crassa unitella


1

nfy

28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


45.030

Pterophorus pentadactyla

White Plume

1


49.025

Pandemis cerasana

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.026

Pandemis heparana

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


2


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.059

Tortrix viridana

Green Oak Tortrix

1


49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

2


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.188

Endothenia marginana


1


49.224

Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth

1

nfy

50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1

nfy

62.028

Dioryctria abietella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1

nfy

62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

45


63.081

Crambus pascuella


1


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

10


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

2


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1

nfy

70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

7


70.085

Cidaria fulvata

Barred Yellow

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

5


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

3


70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1

nfy

70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

3


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

2


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

2


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

5


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

3


72.009

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.017

Orgyia antiqua

Vapourer

1

nfy

72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

2


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.016

Autographa pulchrina

Beautiful Golden Y

1

nfy

73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1

nfy

73.040

Acronicta leporina

Miller

2


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1


73.070

Pyrrhia umbra

Bordered Sallow

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

5


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

6


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

3


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

24


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

2


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

9


73.263

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1

nfy

73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.273

Hada plebeja

Shears

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

44


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

27


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

7


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1

nfy

73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

6


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

3


74.009

Nycteola revayana

Oak Nycteoline

1



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