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.


Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Species List for 23/06/2026

 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.  Another  frantic moring going through the traps,which were heaving with both moths and small, black, beetles  A very large number of  C. cumellas, and the total is a bit of an estimate as many were leaving as I was moving the boxes. There were 6ii months (inc 164 Chrysoteuchia culmellas) of 101 species, and 12 NFY.   A fine Sciota rhenella was very much better marked than one I caught on 8/7/2007,with was the second for the UK). The Blue-bordered  Carpet was new for the site, and me,

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

8


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

3


25.001

Scythropia crataegella

Hawthorn Moth

2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


4


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

3


49.026

Pandemis heparana

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix

1

nfy

49.038

Clepsis consimilana


9


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


1


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


6


49.224

Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth

1


49.279

Gypsonoma dealbana


1

nfy

49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

1


49.338

Cydia pomonella

Codling Moth

3

nfy

49.375

Pammene regiana


2


50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

2


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

3


62.018

Sciota rhenella


1

nfy

62.036

Acrobasis suavella


3


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1

nfy

63.006

Pyrausta aurata


3


63.017

Anania lancealis


1

nfy

63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

5


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


3


63.072

Eudonia delunella


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

164


63.081

Crambus pascuella


8


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

2

nfy

65.011

Tethea or

Poplar Lutestring

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


69.007

Sphinx pinastri

Pine Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

12


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

4


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

33


70.084

Plemyria rubiginata

Blue-bordered Carpet

1

nfy

70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

12


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

5


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3


70.231

Apeira syringaria

Lilac Beauty

1

nfy

70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

10


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

6


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

1


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

20


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

2


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

36


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

1

nfy

72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

6


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

1


72.063

Lygephila pastinum

Blackneck

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

3


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.040

Acronicta leporina

Miller

2


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.070

Pyrrhia umbra

Bordered Sallow

2


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

12


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

12


73.101

Charanyca trigrammica

Treble Lines

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

28


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.298

Mythimna ferrago

Clay

1

nfy

73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

17


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

24


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

1


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

9


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

5


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

37


73.35

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1

nfy

73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1


74.011

Earias clorana

Cream-bordered Green Pea

1


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