Mothing at The Hidden House, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Tony Morris: March 2026

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, 7 March 2026

Species List for 06/03/2026

After a cooler dull day and night there were 32 moths, but only four species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	14
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	5
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11

Species List for 05/03/2026

Fine warm weather produced, what I think is the best early march catch I have ever had here. There were 54 moths of 12 species with three NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1	nfy
49.075	Acleris umbrana		1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1	nfy
70.245	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	3
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2
70.255	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	3
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	16
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	21
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1

There were

Species List for 04/03/2026

After a foggy day I was surprised there were any moths, and the arrival of a pearly underwing was a bonus. There were 32 moths of six species with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	7
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	18
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2
73.307	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	1	nfy

Species List for 03/03/2026

Not so warm and dull during the day. There were 13 moths of six species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2

Species List for 02/03/2026

The much warmer, fine weather, coming from the south, produced a big increase in activity. There were 32 moths of eight species, with three NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
32.018	Agonopterix heracliana		1	nfy
70.245	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1	nfy
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
70.255	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1	nfy
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	12
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	12

Species List for 01/03/2026

Thre were four moths of three species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2

Species List for 28/02/2026

There were 10 moths of four species, with two NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1	nfy
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	5
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2	nfy
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2

Early Grey

Small Quaker

Species List for 26/02/2026

Just two moths of one species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2

Species List for 25/02/2026

Mothing for 2025 finished for me at the end of August (27th) when I then went for two months ro Australia, not mothing but Birding and Mammal and Reptile watching. I returned at the end of October, to be greeted with some of the wettest most dismal weather imaginable. Coupled with the awful weather extending into January and February and a couple of physical problems, due to my penchant in old age for falling over, I didn't get started this year until February 25th. At the moment I am using two traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden and an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden. Hopefully I will add photos for each NFY species as we go along. I will catch up in the near future.

There were 16 moths of five species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2	nfy
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1	nfy
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	8	nfy
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4	nfy
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1	nfy

Common Quaker

Oak Beauty

Twin-spot Quaker

Clouded Drab

Hebrew Character

Moths caught year by year at The Hidden House, updated 10/10/19

Year	Total No Moths	Macro Species	Micro Species
2001	1126	130	8
2002	942	96	5
2003	5801	185	56
2004	10399	248	89
2005	12538	251	84
2006	23124	279	82
2007	13120	231	60
2008	17563	237	63
2009	26938	278	80
2010	22577	275	86
2011	17741	285	100
2012	18387	258	131
2013	31796	283	138
2014	42792	278	154
2015	27771	285	145
2016	27349	271	122
2017	37113	299	146
2018	46338	319	173
2019	35589	290	144
Total	419004

2023 List of Moths last change 26/10/2023

03.001	Orange Swift
03.002	Common Swift
03.005	Ghost Moth
07.015	Nematopogon swammerdamella
12.010	Morophaga choragella
12.045	Opogona omoscopa
15.006	Caloptilia rufipennella
16.005	Willow Ermine
16.019	Paraswammerdamia albicapitella
17.005	Ypsolopha scabrella
17.010	Ypsolopha parenthesella
18.001	Diamond-back Moth
18.003	Plutella porrectella
18.007	Eidophasia messingiella
19.010	Digitivalva pulicariae
19.011	Leek Moth
20.005	Argyresthia trifasciata
20.011	Argyresthia brockeella
20.018	Argyresthia spinosella
20.019	Apple Fruit Moth
22.002	Ash Bud Moth
22.003	Prays ruficeps
25.001	Hawthorn Moth
27.001	Oegoconia quadripuncta
28.008	Metalampra italica
28.009	White-shouldered House-moth
28.010	Brown House-moth
28.012	Borkhausenia fuscescens
28.014	Crassa unitella
28.015	Batia lunaris
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha
31.001	Carcina quercana
32.017	Agonopterix arenella
32.018	Agonopterix heracliana
32.031	Agonopterix alstromeriana
32.035	Agonopterix yeatiana
32.036	Parsnip Moth
33.002	Ethmia quadrillella
33.004	Ethmia terminella
33.006	Ethmia bipunctella
34.004	Limnaecia phragmitella
35.010	Aproaerema anthyllidella
35.032	Hollyhock Seed Moth
35.038	Bryotropha domestica
35.040	Bryotropha terrella
35.045	Bryotropha basaltinella
35.047	Bryotropha affinis
35.053	Isophrictis striatella
35.056	Metzneria lappella
35.141	Teleiodes vulgella
37.046	Coleophora deauratella
40.008	Mompha subbistrigella
40.010	Mompha epilobiella
41.002	Blastobasis adustella
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella
44.001	Many-plumed Moth
45.010	Beautiful Plume
45.023	Crescent Plume
45.030	White Plume
45.043	Hemp Agrimony Plume
45.044	Common Plume
47.005	Epermenia chaerophyllella
48.007	Apple Leaf Skeletonizer
49.004	Red-barred Tortrix
49.013	Large Fruit-tree Tortrix
49.014	Brown Oak Tortrix
49.015	Variegated Golden Tortrix
49.024	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix
49.025	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix
49.026	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
49.029	Lozotaenia forsterana
49.031	Timothy Tortrix
49.038	Clepsis consimilana
49.039	Light Brown Apple Moth
49.040	Lozotaeniodes formosana
49.059	Green Oak Tortrix
49.060	Aleimma loeflingiana
49.062	Acleris forsskaleana
49.066	Acleris laterana
49.069	Acleris sparsana
49.075	Acleris umbrana
49.076	Acleris cristana
49.077	Garden Rose Tortrix
49.080	Acleris hastiana
49.091	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
49.097	Cochylimorpha straminea
49.109	Agapeta hamana
49.110	Agapeta zoegana
49.111	Eupoecilia angustana
49.123	Aethes beatricella
49.136	Cochylis hybridella
49.138	Cochylis molliculana
49.139	Cochylis atricapitana
49.144	Eudemis profundana
49.156	Marbled Orchard Tortrix
49.157	Plum Tortrix
49.160	Celypha rufana
49.161	Celypha striana
49.166	Celypha lacunana
49.180	Piniphila bifasciana
49.183	Lobesia abscisana
49.184	Lobesia reliquana
49.186	Endothenia gentianaeana
49.200	Cherry Bark Tortrix
49.215	Ancylis achatana
49.224	Bud Moth
49.225	Spilonota laricana
49.243	Epinotia demarniana
49.249	Epinotia ramella
49.255	Epinotia nisella
49.260	Zeiraphera isertana
49.265	Eucosma cana
49.269	Eucosma campoliliana
49.275	Eucosma conterminana
49.285	Epiblema scutulana
49.292	Notocelia cynosbatella
49.294	Bramble Shoot Moth
49.298	Notocelia trimaculana
49.313	Dichrorampha acuminatana
49.338	Codling Moth
49.341	Cydia splendana
49.343	Cydia amplana
49.357	Plum Fruit Moth
49.367	Pammene fasciana
49.375	Pammene regiana
50.002	Leopard Moth
53.001	Festoon
62.001	Bee Moth
62.005	Lesser Wax Moth
62.006	Wax Moth
62.010	Elegia similella
62.013	Moitrelia obductella
62.018	Sciota rhenella
62.021	Oncocera semirubella
62.028	Dioryctria abietella
62.029	Phycita roborella
62.032	Nephopterix angustella
62.033	Acrobasis tumidana
62.034	Acrobasis repandana
62.035	Acrobasis advenella
62.036	Acrobasis suavella
62.037	Acrobasis marmorea
62.042	Thistle Ermine
62.048	Euzophera pinguis
62.053	Ancylosis oblitella
62.054	Homoeosoma sinuella
62.058	Phycitodes binaevella
62.072	Meal Moth
62.074	Large Tabby
62.075	Gold Triangle
62.076	Hypsopygia glaucinalis
62.077	Endotricha flammealis
63.005	Pyrausta despicata
63.006	Pyrausta aurata
63.011	Uresiphita gilvata
63.014	Sitochroa palealis
63.017	Anania lancealis
63.018	Anania coronata
63.023	Anania verbascalis
63.025	Small Magpie
63.028	European Corn-borer
63.031	Rusty-dot Pearl
63.034	Udea prunalis
63.037	Udea olivalis
63.038	Mother of Pearl
63.038	Mother of Pearl
63.048	Palpita vitrealis
63.050	Dolicharthria punctalis
63.052	Rush Veneer
63.054	Box-tree Moth
63.057	Garden Pebble
63.058	Evergestis extimalis
63.059	Evergestis limbata
63.062	Scoparia subfusca
63.064	Scoparia ambigualis
63.066	Scoparia pyralella
63.067	Eudonia lacustrata
63.069	Eudonia angustea
63.072	Eudonia delunella
63.073	Eudonia truncicolella
63.074	Eudonia mercurella
63.075	Eudonia pallida
63.079	Calamotropha paludella
63.080	Garden Grass-veneer
63.081	Crambus pascuella
63.086	Crambus lathoniellus
63.088	Crambus perlella
63.089	Agriphila tristella
63.091	Agriphila latistria
63.093	Agriphila straminella
63.095	Agriphila geniculea
63.099	Catoptria pinella
63.102	Catoptria falsella
63.109	Pediasia contaminella
63.114	Brown China-mark
63.116	Small China-mark
63.117	Ringed China-mark
63.120	Schoenobius gigantella
65.002	Oak Hook-tip
65.007	Chinese Character
65.008	Peach Blossom
65.009	Buff Arches
65.010	Figure of Eighty
65.011	Poplar Lutestring
65.013	Common Lutestring
66.007	Oak Eggar
66.010	Drinker
69.001	Lime Hawk-moth
69.002	Eyed Hawk-moth
69.003	Poplar Hawk-moth
69.004	Convolvulus Hawk-moth
69.005	Death's-head Hawk-moth
69.006	Privet Hawk-moth
69.007	Pine Hawk-moth
69.010	Humming-bird Hawk-moth
69.014	Bedstraw Hawk-moth
69.016	Elephant Hawk-moth
69.017	Small Elephant Hawk-moth
70.003	Bright Wave
70.004	Least Carpet
70.004	Least Carpet
70.006	Dwarf Cream Wave
70.008	Small Dusty Wave
70.009	Satin Wave
70.011	Single-dotted Wave
70.012	Treble Brown Spot
70.013	Small Fan-footed Wave
70.016	Riband Wave
70.017	Portland Ribbon Wave
70.017	November Moth agg.
70.023	Mullein Wave
70.024	Small Blood-vein
70.029	Blood-Vein
70.036	Maiden's Blush
70.037	Clay Triple-lines
70.038	Vestal
70.047	Gem
70.049	Garden Carpet
70.051	Red Twin-spot Carpet
70.052	Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
70.054	Silver-ground Carpet
70.059	Yellow Shell
70.061	Common Carpet
70.062	Wood Carpet
70.063	Galium Carpet
70.070	Mallow
70.079	Spruce Carpet
70.081	Grey Pine Carpet
70.083	Cypress Carpet
70.085	Barred Yellow
70.087	Purple Bar
70.093	Barred Straw
70.094	Small Phoenix
70.095	Red-Green Carpet
70.097	Common Marbled Carpet
70.100	Green Carpet
70.119	Dark Umber
70.126	Small Waved Umber
70.127	Cryptic Fern
70.128	Pretty Chalk Carpet
70.134	Barred Rivulet
70.141	Double-striped Pug
70.142	V-Pug
70.143	Sloe Pug
70.144	Green Pug
70.146	Haworth's Pug
70.147	Slender Pug
70.148	Maple Pug
70.150	Toadflax Pug
70.151	Foxglove Pug
70.155	Netted Pug
70.159	Cypress Pug
70.160	White-spotted Pug
70.166	Plain Pug
70.169	Angle-barred Pug
70.173	Lime-speck Pug
70.176	Freyer's Pug
70.179	Wormwood Pug
70.182	Currant Pug
70.183	Common Pug
70.184	Mottled Pug
70.187	Tawny Speckled Pug
70.189	Shaded Pug
70.190	Grey Pug
70.192	Treble-bar
70.200	Yellow-barred Brindle
70.205	Magpie Moth
70.207	Clouded Border
70.208	Scorched Carpet
70.211	Peacock Moth
70.212	Sharp-angled Peacock
70.214	Tawny-barred Angle
70.215	V-Moth
70.217	Rannoch Looper
70.224	Scorched Wing
70.226	Brimstone Moth
70.232	Large Thorn
70.233	August Thorn
70.234	Canary-shouldered Thorn
70.235	Dusky Thorn
70.236	September Thorn
70.237	Early Thorn
70.238	Lunar Thorn
70.241	Scalloped Oak
70.243	Swallow-tailed Moth
70.244	Feathered Thorn
70.245	March Moth
70.247	Pale Brindled Beauty
70.248	Brindled Beauty
70.252	Peppered Moth
70.257	Waved Umber
70.258	Willow Beauty
70.260	Feathered Beauty
70.265	Mottled Beauty
70.268	Pale Oak Beauty
70.270	Engrailed
70.270	Engrailed
70.278	Common Wave
70.280	Clouded Silver
70.283	Light Emerald
70.287	Annulet
70.296	Rest Harrow
70.300	Blotched Emerald
70.302	Small Emerald
70.304	Sussex Emerald
70.305	Common Emerald
71.003	Puss Moth
71.005	Sallow Kitten
71.007	Poplar Kitten
71.009	Lobster Moth
71.012	Iron Prominent
71.013	Pebble Prominent
71.017	Swallow Prominent
71.018	Lesser Swallow Prominent
71.020	Pale Prominent
71.022	Maple Prominent
71.025	Buff-tip
71.027	Chocolate-tip
72.001	Herald
72.002	Straw Dot
72.003	Snout
72.006	Bloxworth Snout
72.009	White Satin
72.010	Black Arches
72.011	Gypsy Moth
72.012	Brown-tail
72.013	Yellow-tail
72.015	Pale Tussock
72.017	Vapourer
72.019	Buff Ermine
72.020	White Ermine
72.022	Muslin Moth
72.024	Ruby Tiger
72.026	Garden Tiger
72.030	Jersey Tiger
72.031	Cinnabar
72.035	Rosy Footman
72.038	Four-dotted Footman
72.041	Four-spotted Footman
72.042	Red-necked Footman
72.043	Buff Footman
72.044	Dingy Footman
72.045	Common Footman
72.046	Scarce Footman
72.047	Hoary Footman
72.049	Orange Footman
72.053	Fan-foot
72.057	Plumed Fan-foot
72.061	Pinion-streaked Snout
72.063	Blackneck
72.067	Small Purple-barred
72.069	Beautiful Hook-tip
72.070	Olive Crescent
72.074	Beautiful Marbled
72.076	Clifden Nonpareil
73.001	Spectacle
73.002	Dark Spectacle
73.010	Dewick's Plusia
73.012	Burnished Brass
73.015	Silver Y
73.016	Beautiful Golden Y
73.022	Gold Spot
73.027	Silver Barred
73.032	Nut-tree Tussock
73.037	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger
73.039	Sycamore
73.040	Miller
73.045	Knot Grass
73.046	Poplar Grey
73.047	Coronet
73.050	Wormwood
73.052	Shark
73.059	Toadflax Brocade
73.062	Copper Underwing
73.064	Mouse Moth
73.068	Green-brindled Crescent
73.069	Early Grey
73.070	Bordered Sallow
73.074	Bordered Straw
73.076	Scarce Bordered Straw
73.082	Tree-lichen Beauty
73.085	Marbled Green
73.087	Small Mottled Willow
73.089	Mediterranean Brocade
73.092	Mottled Rustic
73.093	Clancy's Rustic
73.095	Pale Mottled Willow
73.096	Uncertain
73.097	Uncertain/Rustic agg.
73.097	Rustic
73.099	Vine's Rustic
73.101	Treble Lines
73.104	Porter's Rustic
73.107	Old Lady
73.109	Straw Underwing
73.113	Angle Shades
73.120	Dusky Sallow
73.123	Rosy Rustic
73.128	Ear Moth agg.
73.131	Flounced Rustic
73.134	Large Wainscot
73.136	Bulrush Wainscot
73.137	Fen Wainscot
73.154	Dusky Brocade
73.155	Clouded Brindle
73.156	Clouded-bordered Brindle
73.157	Large Nutmeg
73.158	Rustic Shoulder-knot
73.159	Small Clouded Brindle
73.162	Dark Arches
73.163	Light Arches
73.164	Reddish Light Arches
73.168	Double Lobed
73.169	Common Rustic agg.
73.171	Rosy Minor
73.172	Cloaked Minor
73.174	Marbled Minor agg.
73.176	Middle-barred Minor
73.180	Barred Sallow
73.182	Sallow
73.186	Beaded Chestnut
73.187	Brown-spot Pinion
73.190	Yellow-line Quaker
73.192	Brick
73.193	Lunar Underwing
73.194	Chestnut
73.195	Dark Chestnut
73.200	Tawny Pinion
73.201	Pale Pinion
73.206	Blair's Shoulder-knot
73.210	Satellite
73.215	Lesser-spotted Pinion
73.216	Dun-bar
73.217	Lunar-spotted Pinion
73.219	Centre-barred Sallow
73.222	Dingy Shears
73.223	Oak Rustic
73.230	Feathered Brindle
73.231	Deep-brown Dart
73.233	Black Rustic
73.235	Feathered Ranunculus
73.242	Clouded Drab
73.244	Common Quaker
73.245	Small Quaker
73.249	Hebrew Character
73.250	Twin-spotted Quaker
73.252	Hedge Rustic
73.253	Feathered Gothic
73.255	Nutmeg
73.263	Light Brocade
73.267	Bright-line Brown-eye
73.270	Dot Moth
73.273	Shears
73.274	Cabbage Moth
73.276	Campion
73.279	Broad-barred White
73.281	Lychnis
73.282	Varied Coronet
73.286	Tawny Shears
73.291	Common Wainscot
73.293	Smoky Wainscot
73.294	Southern Wainscot
73.295	Delicate
73.297	White-point
73.298	Clay
73.300	L-album Wainscot
73.307	Pearly Underwing
73.313	White-line Dart
73.317	Heart and Dart
73.319	Turnip Moth
73.320	Heart and Club
73.322	Archer's Dart
73.325	Shuttle-shaped Dart
73.327	Dark Sword-grass
73.328	Flame
73.329	Flame Shoulder
73.332	Purple Clay
73.334	Small Square-spot
73.341	Northern Rustic
73.342	Large Yellow Underwing
73.343	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
73.345	Lesser Yellow Underwing
73.346	Least Yellow Underwing
73.347	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing
73.348	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
73.357	Square-spot Rustic
73.358	Six-striped Rustic
73.359	Setaceous Hebrew Character
73.361	Double Square-spot
73.365	Autumnal Rustic
74.002	Kent Black Arches
74.003	Short-cloaked Moth
74.008	Green Silver-lines
74.009	Oak Nycteoline
74.011	Cream-bordered Green Pea

Beaufort Scale

Wind Force	Description	Speed
Wind Force	Description	km/h	mph	knots
0	Calm
1	Light Air	1-5	1-3	1-3
2	Light Breeze	6-11	4-7	4-6
3	Gentle Breeze	12-19	8-12	7-10
4	Moderate Breeze	20-28	13-18	11-16
5	Fresh Breeze	29-38	19-24	17-21
6	Strong Breeze	38-49	25-31	22-27
7	Near Gale	50-61	32-38	28-33
8	Gale	62-74	39-46	34-40
9	Strong Gale	75-88	47-54	41-47
10	Storm	89-102	55-63	48-55
11	Violent Storm	103-117	64-72	56-63
12	Hurricane	118 plus	73 plus	64 plus

Mothing at The Hidden House, St Margaret's at Cliffe, Tony Morris

Mothing at St Margaret's

Saturday, 7 March 2026

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