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.


Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Species List for 11/08/2025

 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  312 Moths of 80 species with three NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

3


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


16


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

2


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

6


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

6


49.062

Acleris forsskaleana


1


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.184

Lobesia reliquana


1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

14


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

4


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

7


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2


63.060

Evergestis pallidata


1

nfy

63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


13


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.008

Thyatira batis

Peach Blossom

1

nfy

69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

1


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

8


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

2


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.134

Perizoma bifaciata

Barred Rivulet

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

4


70.169

Eupithecia innotata

Angle-barred Pug

1

nfy

70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

5


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

2


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

4


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

8


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

3


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

2


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

5


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

10


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

9


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

4


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.063

Amphipyra berbera

Svensson's Copper Underwing

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

4


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

11


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

4


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

33


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

5


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

5


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

5


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

2


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

20


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

24



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