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, 18 June 2026

Species List for 17/06/2026

 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. A heavy mist this morning and after the optimistic forecasts of lots of migrants in the "favourable" conditions it was a disappointing catch. There were 314 moths of 65 species with seven NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

11


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


4


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


3


49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


3


49.265

Eucosma cana


1


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

1


49.375

Pammene regiana


1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1

nfy

63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

10


63.081

Crambus pascuella


3


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

8


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

2


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1

nfy

70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

3


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.166

Eupithecia simpliciata

Plain Pug

1

nfy

70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

2

nfy

70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

1


71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

2


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1

nfy

73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

3


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

9


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.154

Apamea remissa

Dusky Brocade

1

nfy

73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

14


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

2


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

7


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1

nfy

73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

32


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

30


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

10


73.332

Diarsia brunnea

Purple Clay

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

87


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

5



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