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, 26 August 2025

Species List for 25/08/2025

 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 341 Moths of 63 species, with one NFY. The Ni Moth was only the ninth I've caught here. with one in 2006, two in 2009, three in 2015 and singles in  2017 and 2022.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


33.006

Ethmia bipunctella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

8


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


5


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


15


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


3


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.063

Epirrhoe galiata

Galium Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

4


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

9


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

3


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

2


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

3


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.002

Abrostola triplasia

Dark Spectacle

1


73.003

Trichoplusia ni

Ni Moth

1

nfy

73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

22


73.107

Mormo maura

Old Lady

1


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

16


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

6


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

3


73.281

Hadena bicruris

Lychnis

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

14


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

4


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

6


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

7


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.334

Diarsia rubi

Small Square-spot

5


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

22


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

1


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

12


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

5


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

113


74.008

Pseudoips prasinana

Green Silver-lines

1



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Ni Moth


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