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.


Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Species List for 28/07/2025

 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 367 Moths of about 91 species with three NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


3


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


20.023

Argyresthia albistria


1

nfy

28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

4


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


40


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.040

Lozotaeniodes formosana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


2


49.265

Eucosma cana


1


49.269

Eucosma campoliliana


1


62.029

Phycita roborella


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


2


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


4


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


2


63.014

Sitochroa palealis


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

8


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

4


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

2


63.093

Agriphila straminella


13


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

13


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

10


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

6


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

2


70.089

Eulithis prunata

Phoenix

1


70.128

Melanthia procellata

Pretty Chalk Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.148

Eupithecia inturbata

Maple Pug

2

nfy

70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.233

Ennomos quercinaria

August Thorn

1


70.234

Ennomos alniaria

Canary-shouldered Thorn

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1

nfy

70.257

Menophra abruptaria

Waved Umber

1


71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.020

Pterostoma palpina

Pale Prominent

1


71.027

Clostera curtula

Chocolate-tip

1


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

3


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

7


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

8


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

12


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

2


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

3


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.052

Cucullia umbratica

Shark

1


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

3


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

3


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

4


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

37


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

34


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

6


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

20


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

8


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

3


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

6


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

9


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

4



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