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, 28 August 2025

Species List for 27/08/2025

  One Trap  a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. There were 218 moths of 40 species.This will be the last post for a while.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


5


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

6


63.089

Agriphila tristella


10


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


3


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

4


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

6


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

17


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

7


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

5


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

4


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

11


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

3


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

2


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

19


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

5


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

3


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

76


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