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, 17 July 2025

Species List for 16/07/2025

 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. There were 445 Moths of about 103 species with six NFY. I have tried to ID some of the Yponomeuta ermines,  using  the excellent "Common Micro-moths of Berkshire" by N. Asher and other texts. I realise that for 100% certainty dissection is required. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

2


16.003

Yponomeuta malinellus

Apple Ermine

2


16.005

Yponomeuta rorrella

Willow Ermine

2

nfy

17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

17


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


31.001

Carcina quercana


3


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


8


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

4


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

6


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


3


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.338

Cydia pomonella

Codling Moth

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.037

Acrobasis marmorea


1


62.072

Pyralis farinalis

Meal Moth

1

nfy

62.077

Endotricha flammealis


9


63.018

Anania coronata


2


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

3


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

4


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

9


63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


7


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

8


63.088

Crambus perlella


6


63.093

Agriphila straminella


11


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

3


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

11


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

9


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

16


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

8


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

4


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

15


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.074

Hydriomena furcata

July Highflyer

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

9


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

2


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

3


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

3


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

4


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

3


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

1


72.006

Hypena obsitalis

Bloxworth Snout

1

nfy

72.009

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

8


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

6


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

5


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

6


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

14


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

32


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

3


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

3


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

15


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

4


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1

nfy

73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

15


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

34


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

2

nfy

73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

3


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

9


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

3


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

3


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

6


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

2

nfy

73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

8


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

1


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