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.


Saturday, 16 August 2025

Species List for 15/08/2025

 Four traps run. 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 windier night, again with warm weather. There were 282 Moths of 65 species with three NFY.


Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

3


32.017

Agonopterix arenella


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


2


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

4


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

4


63.089

Agriphila tristella


7


63.093

Agriphila straminella


7


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.010

Macroglossum stellatarum

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

2


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

2


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

3


71.012

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

2


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

4


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

3


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

2


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

3


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.059

Calophasia lunula

Toadflax Brocade

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.063

Amphipyra berbera

Svensson's Copper Underwing

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

2


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

3


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

16


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

7


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

2


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

54


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

8


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

8


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

7


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

3


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

29


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

4


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

33


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