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, 3 August 2025

Species List for 02/08/2025

Due to the fact that I seem to have torn my left calf muscle I didn't manage to moth yesterday. Today I managed to hobbe out with  An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden. A poor night, with just 60 moths of 29 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


6


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

2


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

11


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

2


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

2


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

4


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

6



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