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.


Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Species List for 22/06/2026

 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 Thunderstorm at 4.a.m got me scurrying round, collecting the traps in and putting them under cover until it got light enough to see what I was doing. There were 355 moths of 88 species with 14 NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

8


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

4


32.036

Depressaria radiella

Parsnip Moth

1

nfy

35.071

Monochroa lucidella


2

nfy

44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1

nfy

45.043

Adaina microdactyla

Hemp Agrimony Plume

1

nfy

45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

5


49.015

Archips xylosteana

Variegated Golden Tortrix

1

nfy

49.025

Pandemis cerasana

Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


3


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


2


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1

nfy

49.123

Aethes beatricella


1


49.161

Celypha striana


11


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.260

Zeiraphera isertana


1


49.265

Eucosma cana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


1


50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

2


53.001

Apoda limacodes

Festoon

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

3


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1

nfy

63.018

Anania coronata


2


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

5


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1

nfy

63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


2


63.075

Eudonia pallida


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

49


63.081

Crambus pascuella


3


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


65.011

Tethea or

Poplar Lutestring

1

nfy

69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

3


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

12


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

1n


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

5


70.085

Cidaria fulvata

Barred Yellow

2


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

7


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

1


70.151

Eupithecia pulchellata

Foxglove Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.205

Abraxas grossulariata

Magpie Moth

1

nfy

70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

3

nfy

70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

4


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

4


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

4


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

4


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

2

nfy

72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.020

Spilosoma lubricipeda

White Ermine

1


72.021

Spilosoma urticae

Water Ermine

1

nfy

72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1

nfy

72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.037x

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.040

Acronicta leporina

Miller

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

4


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

17


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

23


73.175x

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

5


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

2


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

5


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

30


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

24


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

7


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

23


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1



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