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.


Friday, 19 June 2026

Species List for 18/06/2026

 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 warm night, but with a breeze. Still only a few migrants, but the largest number of species so far this year. There were 340 moths of 82 species and 11 NFY. (more to come later)

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.019

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella


1

nfy

18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


27.002

Oegoconia sp.

An Oegoconia species

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

2

nfy

41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


45.030

Pterophorus pentadactyla

White Plume

1

nfy

45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

2


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.109

Agapeta hamana


1


49.123

Aethes beatricella


1


49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

3


49.161

Celypha striana


10


49.180

Piniphila bifasciana


1

nfy

49.265

Eucosma cana


2


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


1


62.061

Vitula biviella


1

nfy

63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.023

Anania verbascalis


1

nfy

63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

5


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

4

nfy

63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


3


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

62


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

3


69.007

Sphinx pinastri

Pine Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

7


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

4


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

2


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1

nfy

70.083

Thera cupressata

Cypress Carpet

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

9


70.1271

Horisme radicaria

Cryptic Fern

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

4


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

2


70.207

Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded Border

1


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

3


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.265

Alcis repandata muraria

Mottled Beauty

2


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

2


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

1

nfy

71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

3


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1

nfy

72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

1

nfy

72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.040

Acronicta leporina

Miller

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

7


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

3


73.154

Apamea remissa

Dusky Brocade

1


73.155

Apamea epomidion

Clouded Brindle

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

10


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

4


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

19


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

32


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

10


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

48


74.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3



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