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, 23 July 2025

Species List for 22/07/2025

 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 285 Moths of about 82 species, with three NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

3


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.014

Crassa unitella


1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


3


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


24


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

9


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


1


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


49.224

Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth

1


49.264

Eucosma obumbratana


1

nfy

49.341

Cydia splendana


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


1


62.070

Synaphe punctalis


1

nfy

62.077

Endotricha flammealis


6


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.04

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

6


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

8


63.088

Crambus perlella


4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


9


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

13


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

3


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

13


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

5


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

8


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

1


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.238

Selenia lunularia

Lunar Thorn

1

nfy

70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

3


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

5


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

9


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

8


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

4


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

3


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

3


73.070

Pyrrhia umbra

Bordered Sallow

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

12


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

1


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

4


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

28


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

4


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

2


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3



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