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, 3 July 2025

Species List for 02/07/2025

  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.280 Moths of 76 species with three NFY. Although the number of v grass moths and the "small ermines" was far smaller than yesterday I decided not to waste time 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 much lower day temperature yesterday made for a very much quieter time. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.004

Yponomeuta cagnagella

Spindle Ermine

0


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

3


35.141

Teleiodes vulgella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


7


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


1


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

0


63.081

Crambus pascuella


3


63.088

Crambus perlella


2


63.093

Agriphila straminella


5


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

3


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

14


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

3


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

8


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

11


70.057

Catarhoe rubidata

Ruddy Carpet

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

1

nfy

70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

2


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

6


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

3


70.278

Cabera exanthemata

Common Wave

1

nfy

70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

2


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

13


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

39


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

7


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

19


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

5


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

18


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

6


73.174

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

3


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

20


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

14


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.332

Diarsia brunnea

Purple Clay

1

nfy

73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

5


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1



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