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, 24 July 2025

Species List for 23/07/2025

 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 305 Moths of about 85 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


18


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

9


49.026

Pandemis heparana

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.136

Cochylis hybridella


1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


3


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


3


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


6


63.018

Anania coronata


2


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

5


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

4


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

6


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

7


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


4


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

7


63.088

Crambus perlella


4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


14


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

3


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

3


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

9


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

6


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

2


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

1


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

4


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

2


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

5


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

3


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

27


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

5


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

5


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

3


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.070

Pyrrhia umbra

Bordered Sallow

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

13


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

3


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

3


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

25


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

4


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

3


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

6


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

9


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

1



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