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.


Friday, 8 August 2025

Species List for 07/08/2025

  Four traps. An 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Robinson in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden.301 Moths of 70 species with two NFY


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


15


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

3


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

7


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

4


49.076

Acleris cristana


1

nfy

49.138

Cochylis molliculana


5


49.255

Epinotia nisella


1


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


2


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


2


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

8


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


4


63.089

Agriphila tristella


1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


2


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.087

Cosmorhoe ocellata

Purple Bar

1


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.134

Perizoma bifaciata

Barred Rivulet

1

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

6


70.161

Eupithecia virgaureata

Golden-rod Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.179

Eupithecia absinthiata

Wormwood Pug

1


70.212

Macaria alternata

Sharp-angled Peacock

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4


70.238

Selenia lunularia

Lunar Thorn

1


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

2


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

6


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

8


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

4


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

32


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

29


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

11


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

9


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

11


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

4


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

2


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

4


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

11


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

48


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