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.


Sunday, 21 June 2026

Species List for 20/06/2026

 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.  The very warm weather  has returned and as predicted the moths from last night did reflect the warm air moving from the south. Just a few of the expected migrants, but one MEGA, an Alchymist, a first for me and  a rare moth. In total there were 434 moths of 104 species and 15 NFY. I seldom reach 100 species trapping in my garden, and in fact there were probably a few more as it was so warm by the time I was getting to the 3rd and 4th traps quite a few were leaving without permission.  A quick photo of the Alchymist included, ore to follow.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.002

Korscheltellus lupulina

Common Swift

2


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

3


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


19.010

Digitivalva pulicariae


1

nfy

22.002

Prays fraxinella

Ash Bud Moth

1

nfy

25.001

Scythropia crataegella

Hawthorn Moth

1

nfy

28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

3


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


6


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


2


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


6


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


1


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1

nfy

49.123

Aethes beatricella


3


49.156

Hedya nubiferana

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

1


49.157

Hedya pruniana

Plum Tortrix

2


49.161

Celypha striana


10


49.224

Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth

1

nfy

49.260

Zeiraphera isertana


2


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

1


49.305

Rhyacionia buoliana

Pine Shoot Moth

1

nfy

53.001

Apoda limacodes

Festoon

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

3


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1

nfy

62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.054

Homoeosoma sinuella


1


63.018

Anania coronata


5


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

11


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1

nfy

63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


2


63.066

Scoparia pyralella


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


5


63.069

Eudonia angustea


1


63.075

Eudonia pallida


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

32


63.081

Crambus pascuella


7


63.088

Crambus perlella


5


63.093

Agriphila straminella


1


65.010

Tethea ocularis

Figure of Eighty

1

nfy

69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

3


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

9


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

4


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

4


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

28


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.083

Thera cupressata

Cypress Carpet

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

12


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.1271

Horisme radicaria

Cryptic Fern

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

4


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.183

Eupithecia vulgata

Common Pug

1


70.190

Eupithecia subfuscata

Grey Pug

1

nfy

70.192

Aplocera plagiata

Treble-bar

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

2


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

2


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

14


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

2


71.013

Notodonta ziczac

Pebble Prominent

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

5


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

5


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

2


72.063

Lygephila pastinum

Blackneck

1

nfy

72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

3


72.085

Catephia alchymista

Alchymist

1

nfy

73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.037x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1

nfy

73.040

Acronicta leporina

Miller

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

2


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

7


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

7


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

18


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

3


73.175x

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

4


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

10


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

26


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

34


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

6


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

31


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

4


74.002

Meganola albula

Kent Black Arches

2

nfy

74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1


74.011

Earias clorana

Cream-bordered Green Pea

1

nfy

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