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.


Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Species List for 01/07/2025

 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.685 Moths of 145 species with 13 NFY. The number of moths was actually higher as I stopped counting the grass moths and the "small ermines" and just recorded as present (0 on the list) With the Eudonia and Scoparia species I only recorded the obvious individuals as many are getting worn. The temperature was much lower and dropped from about 24 deg at 10pm to 17 deg C at 11am this morning. Nice to have a first in especially a stunner.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

0


16.004

Yponomeuta cagnagella

Spindle Ermine

0


17.012

Ypsolopha sequella


1

nfy

18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


19.010

Digitivalva pulicariae


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

4


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

5


35.071

Monochroa lucidella


1

nfy

41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


5


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.023

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla

Crescent Plume

1

nfy

45.04

Adaina microdactyla

Hemp Agrimony Plume

1

nfy

49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

10


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


1


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


2


49.040

Lozotaeniodes formosana


3


49.060

Aleimma loeflingiana


1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


4


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


2


49.144

Eudemis profundana


2

nfy

49.161

Celypha striana


4


49.260

Zeiraphera isertana


2


49.265

Eucosma cana


2


49.341

Cydia splendana


3


49.375

Pammene regiana


2

nfy

50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

4


62.002

Lamoria zelleri


1


62.025

Dioryctria sylvestrella


1

nfy

62.027

Dioryctria simplicella


1

nfy

62.028

Dioryctria abietella


3


62.029

Phycita roborella


1


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


1

nfy

62.042

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


2


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


1


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


2


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


1


63.018

Anania coronata


4


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

4


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

10


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

2

nfy

63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

9


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


2


63.066

Scoparia pyralella


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

0


63.081

Crambus pascuella


4


63.088

Crambus perlella


7


63.093

Agriphila straminella


2


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

6


66.003

Malacosoma neustria

Lackey

2

nfy

69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

3


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

23


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

3


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

4


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

1


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

35


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.036

Cyclophora punctaria

Maiden's Blush

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.074

Hydriomena furcata

July Highflyer

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

7


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

10


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

4


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.190

Eupithecia subfuscata

Grey Pug

1


70.207

Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded Border

2


70.212

Macaria alternata

Sharp-angled Peacock

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1


70.236

Ennomos erosaria

September Thorn

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

9


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

5


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

10


70.268

Hypomecis punctinalis

Pale Oak Beauty

2


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

2


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

4


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

6


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

4


72.009

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

18


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

4


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

3


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

2


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

49


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

2


72.063

Lygephila pastinum

Blackneck

2

nfy

72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


72.082

Catocala promissa

Light Crimson Underwing

1

nfy

73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

3


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

5


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

4


73.040

Acronicta leporina

Miller

1


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

7


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

34


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

4


73.154

Apamea remissa

Dusky Brocade

1


73.155

Apamea epomidion

Clouded Brindle

2

nfy

73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

55


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

4


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

6


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

12


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

2


73.217

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

9


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

2


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

3


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

51


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

19


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

31


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

12


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

9


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3


74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

1


74.008

Pseudoips prasinana

Green Silver-lines

1

nfy

74.009

Nycteola revayana

Oak Nycteoline

1


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