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.


Sunday, 24 August 2025

Species List for 23/08/2025

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 better night,than I had anticipated. There were 551  Moths of 68 species, dominated by Setaceous Hebrew Characters.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

3


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


35.038

Bryotropha domestica


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

5


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


1


62.032

Nephopterix angustella


1


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.058

Evergestis extimalis


1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


18


63.093

Agriphila straminella


3


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

6


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.087

Cosmorhoe ocellata

Purple Bar

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

3


70.187

Eupithecia icterata

Tawny Speckled Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

7


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

3


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

3


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


72.047

Eilema caniola

Hoary Footman

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

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

30


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

2


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

2


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

11


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

9


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

3


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

69


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

16


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

3


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

13


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

11


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

6


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

4


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

25


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

37


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

4


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

195



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