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, 30 June 2026

Species List for 29/06/2026

 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 comfortably cool night, with fewer Brown-tails to sort out in the morning. There were 545 moths of 94 species with seven NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


19.010

Digitivalva pulicariae


9


28.014

Crassa unitella


1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


35.010

Aproaerema anthyllidella


1

nfy

35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


3


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

4


49.013

Archips podana

Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


1


49.086

Acleris logiana


1

nfy

49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


12


49.265

Eucosma cana


2


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

2


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2

nfy

62.036

Acrobasis suavella


3


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


3


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


2


63.018

Anania coronata


3


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


3


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

38


63.081

Crambus pascuella


2


63.088

Crambus perlella


1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


5


63.117

Parapoynx stratiotata

Ringed China-mark

1

nfy

65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

2


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

4


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

2


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

9


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

3


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

16


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

5


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

3


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

1


70.144

Pasiphila rectangulata

Green Pug

1


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

4


70.147

Eupithecia tenuiata

Slender Pug

1

nfy

70.207

Lomaspilis marginata

Clouded Border

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

3


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

2


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

1


70.270

Ectropis bistortata

Engrailed

1

nfy

70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

2


71.012

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

7


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

81


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

6


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1

nfy

72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

2


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

63


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

9


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

16


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

1


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

12


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

4


73.154

Apamea remissa

Dusky Brocade

2


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

33


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

10


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

3


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.217

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

38


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

1


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

26


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

6


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

15


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

5


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