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, 7 August 2025

Species List for 06/08/2025

 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 255 Moths of 70 species with three NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


35.038

Bryotropha domestica


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


10


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

2


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

5


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


1


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

2


49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


2

nfy

49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

4


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


6


63.099

Catoptria pinella


1

nfy

65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

4


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

4


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

4


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

5


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

9


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

4


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.022

Plusia festucae

Gold Spot

1


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

3


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

7


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1

nfy

73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

3


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

17


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

22


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

10


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

6


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

7


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

6


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

19


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

30



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