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, 14 August 2025

Species List for 13/08/2025

 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. A better night, again with very warm weather. There were346 Moths of 81 species with three NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

1

nfy

28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


31.001

Carcina quercana


2


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


16


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

10


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

10


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

2


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


3


49.264

Eucosma obumbratana


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


4


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

16


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

4


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

2


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.089

Agriphila tristella


6


63.093

Agriphila straminella


2


63.112

Platytes alpinella


1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.008

Thyatira batis

Peach Blossom

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

2


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

3


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.087

Cosmorhoe ocellata

Purple Bar

1


70.127

Horisme radicaria

Cryptic Fern

1


70.134

Perizoma bifaciata

Barred Rivulet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

7


70.166

Eupithecia simpliciata

Plain Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.179

Eupithecia absinthiata

Wormwood Pug

1


70.187

Eupithecia icterata

Tawny Speckled Pug

1


70.192

Aplocera plagiata

Treble-bar

1

nfy

70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

5


70.296

Aplasta ononaria

Rest Harrow

1

nfy

71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

4


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

18


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

6


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

4


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

15


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

12


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

12


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

5


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

17


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

11


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

6


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

9


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

4


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

37


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

25


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