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.


Sunday, 27 July 2025

Species List for 26/07/2025

 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 425 Moths of about 90 species with two NFY. A Paracorsia repandalis. was new to me and the site. As far as I can find out up until 2022 there had been 14 records in the UK, with seven of which were in VC15.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


5


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


22.003

Prays ruficeps


1

nfy

28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

4


35.038

Bryotropha domestica


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


48


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

11


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


2


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.264

Eucosma obumbratana


1


49.376

Pammene aurita


1


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


6


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


2


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


7


63.001

Paracorsia repandalis


1

nfy

63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

9


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

11


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


4


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

5


63.088

Crambus perlella


5


63.093

Agriphila straminella


21


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

13


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

13


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

10


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

5


70.208

Ligdia adustata

Scorched Carpet

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

2


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

5


71.007

Furcula bifida

Poplar Kitten

1


71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

3


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

6


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

3


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

31


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

2


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

4


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

6


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

2


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

6


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

51


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

3


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.279

Hecatera bicolorata

Broad-barred White

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

18


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

3


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

9


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


74.009

Nycteola revayana

Oak Nycteoline

1


Paracorsia repandalis

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