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, 30 May 2026

Species List for 29/05/2026

 Four traps. A 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden. Another warm night, with a lot of moths, but nothing exceptional. All the raritaries around seem to be missing here. There were 322 moths of 74 species with 11 NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

1


12.033

Tinea trinotella


1

nfy

18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

7


20.018

Argyresthia spinosella


1

nfy

28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


3


32.017

Agonopterix arenella


1


33.004

Ethmia terminella


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

19


49.059

Tortrix viridana

Green Oak Tortrix

2

nfy

49.123

Aethes beatricella


2

nfy

49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

1


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.184

Lobesia reliquana


1


49.292

Notocelia cynosbatella


2


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


62.032

Nephopterix angustella


2

nfy

62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


3


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.066

Scoparia pyralella


2


63.075

Eudonia pallida


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella


1

nfy

63.086

Crambus lathoniellus


1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

3


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1

nfy

70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.037

Cyclophora linearia

Clay Triple-lines

1

nfy

70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

2


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

4


70.100

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

3


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

4


70.176

Eupithecia intricata

Freyer's Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

5


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

4


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

16


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

9


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

3


72.015

Calliteara pudibunda

Pale Tussock

9


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

26


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

15


72.049

Eilema sororcula

Orange Footman

5


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

3


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1

nfy

73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

3


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

4


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

14


73.155

Apamea epomidion

Clouded Brindle

1


73.157

Apamea anceps

Large Nutmeg

1

nfy

73.158

Apamea sordens

Rustic Shoulder-knot

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

1


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

16


73.263

Lacanobia w-latinum

Light Brocade

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

12


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

54


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

1

nfy

73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

6


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

6


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3


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