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, 31 July 2025

Species List for 30/07/2025

four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden.  There were 270 Moths of about 89 species with two NFY. There were a lot of species, but very few with more than three individuals. The two Oak Processionary moths were the first this year of this "enemy of the forest".


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


16.007

Yponomeuta plumbella


1


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


25


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

2


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

7


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.224

Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth

1


49.225

Spilonota laricana


1


49.240

Epinotia immundana


1

nfy

62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


5


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


4


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

1


63.088

Crambus perlella


3


63.093

Agriphila straminella


5


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

5


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

2


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.133

Perizoma alchemillata

Small Rivulet

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.207

Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded Border

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


71.001

Thaumetopoea processionea

Oak Processionary

2

nfy

71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

4


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

2


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

14


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

11


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

3


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

3


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

3


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

26


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.279

Hecatera bicolorata

Broad-barred White

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

18


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

9


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

8


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

4


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

4


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

6


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

5


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