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.


Monday, 11 August 2025

Species List for 10/08/2025

 There were 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 162 moths of 48 species. Contrary to my expectations the were air stream did not bring an improvement.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


35.038

Bryotropha domestica


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


5


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

6


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

2


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


63.005

Pyrausta despicata


1


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


2


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

5


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

7


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

4


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


8


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

4


70.128

Melanthia procellata

Pretty Chalk Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

6


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

5


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

5


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

7


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

7


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

3


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

7


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

14


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

3


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

18



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