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, 3 July 2026

Species List for 02/07/2026

 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   light breeze but a reasonable night with 426 moths of 100 species and three NFY

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


19.001

Orthotelia sparganella


3


19.010

Digitivalva pulicariae


4


25.001

Scythropia crataegella

Hawthorn Moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


35.056

Metzneria lappella


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


1

nfy

44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

1


49.015

Archips xylosteana

Variegated Golden Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.109

Agapeta hamana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


4


49.260

Zeiraphera isertana


1


49.279

Gypsonoma dealbana


1


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

2


50.002

Zeuzera pyrina

Leopard Moth

1


62.001

Aphomia sociella

Bee Moth

2


62.022

Pempelia genistella


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


63.017

Anania lancealis


1


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.062

Scoparia subfusca


1


63.067

Eudonia lacustrata


1


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

19


63.081

Crambus pascuella


4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


3


63.117

Parapoynx stratiotata

Ringed China-mark

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.010

Euthrix potatoria

Drinker

1

nfy

69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

20


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

4


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

2


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

11


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

2


70.074

Hydriomena furcata

July Highflyer

1


70.089

Eulithis prunata

Phoenix

1


70.093

Gandaritis pyraliata

Barred Straw

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.142

Chloroclystis v-ata

V-Pug

1


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

8


70.280

Lomographa temerata

Clouded Silver

3


70.302

Hemistola chrysoprasaria

Small Emerald

1


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

2


71.012

Notodonta dromedarius

Iron Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

9


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

42


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

2


72.043

Eilema depressa

Buff Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

40


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1

nfy

72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

2


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.032

Colocasia coryli

Nut-tree Tussock

1


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

2


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

3


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

5


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

3


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

5


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

23


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

4


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

28


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

3


73.175

Oligia strigilis agg.

Marbled Minor agg.

3


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

2


73.217

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

7


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

31


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

16


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

5


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

13


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

2


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

4


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

2


 

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