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.


Saturday, 26 July 2025

Species List for 25/07/2025

Last night was a night off for the bad weather that didn't really materialise. 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 335 Moths of about 94 species with five NFY. The Brown-line Bright-eye was just the third here.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


3


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

3


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.014

Crassa unitella


2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


3


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


35.047

Bryotropha affinis


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


28


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

8


48.007

Choreutis nemorana


2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


2


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


1


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


49.265

Eucosma cana


1


49.275

Eucosma conterminana


1


49.343

Cydia amplana


1

nfy

62.013

Moitrelia obductella


2


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


2


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1


62.074

Aglossa pinguinalis

Large Tabby

1

nfy

62.077

Endotricha flammealis


1


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


2


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

5


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

4


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

4


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

4


63.088

Crambus perlella


5


63.093

Agriphila straminella


7


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

2


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

13


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

9


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

2


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

6


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

4


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

3


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

7


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

5


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1

nfy

73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

2


73.084

Bryophila domestica

Marbled Beauty

1

nfy

73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

4


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

3


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

45


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

3


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2


73.290

Mythimna conigera

Brown-line Bright-eye

1

nfy

73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

21


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

7


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

4


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

9


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

9


 
 

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