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, 5 July 2026

Species List for 03/07/2026

My 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.  Additionally a portable Actinic trap  (Sam Perfects trap, being looked after while he is away in Canada) was run in the drive, by a Buddleia Tree. The predicted heat wave may be on its way but it was mild but not over warm last night. There were 462 moths (101 culmella), of 105 species with just one NFY, an Oak Eggar. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

6


19.001

Orthotelia sparganella


2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

5


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


3


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

2


40.010

Mompha epilobiella


4


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


3


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


49.029

Lozotaenia forsterana


1


49.038

Clepsis consimilana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.109

Agapeta hamana


5


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


7


49.341

Cydia splendana


1


62.002

Lamoria zelleri


1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.029

Phycita roborella


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.042

Myelois circumvoluta

Thistle Ermine

1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


3


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

4


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

9


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.064

Scoparia ambigualis


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

101


63.081

Crambus pascuella


1


63.088

Crambus perlella


5


63.093

Agriphila straminella


4


63.117

Parapoynx stratiotata

Ringed China-mark

1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

3


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1

nfy

69.001

Mimas tiliae

Lime Hawk-moth

1


69.006

Sphinx ligustri

Privet Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

9


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

5


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

3


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

10


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


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

1


70.160

Eupithecia tripunctaria

White-spotted Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

3


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

5


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.265

Alcis repandata

Mottled Beauty

3


70.305

Hemithea aestivaria

Common Emerald

2


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


71.025

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


72.01

Leucoma salicis

White Satin

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

22


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

13


72.053

Herminia tarsipennalis

Fan-foot

1


72.069

Laspeyria flexula

Beautiful Hook-tip

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

4


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

2


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

17


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

1


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

3


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

27


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

7


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

2


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

4


73.217

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.270

Melanchra persicariae

Dot Moth

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

2


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

21


73.320

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

8


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

5


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

26


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

4


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

5


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

2


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


Additionally there was a nectaring Humming-bird H\awk-moth.

69.010

Macroglossum stellatarum

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

1

nfy

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