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.


Monday, 13 July 2026

Species List for 12/07/2026

 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 Garde, on loan from Sam Perfectn. PLus and a portable Actinic trap . tHe col NE wind had a major affect on the catch  There were 184 moths of  57 species and one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

25


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.161

Celypha striana

a moth

2


49.341

Cydia splendana

a moth

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.062

Scoparia subfusca

a moth

2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

6


63.088

Crambus perlella

a moth

2


63.093

Agriphila straminella

a moth

4


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

2


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

6


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

4


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

4


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1

nfy

70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.243

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

5


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

10


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

3


73.039

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.063

Amphipyra berbera

Svensson's Copper Underwing

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

1


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

3


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

13


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

6


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.137

Arenostola phragmitidis

Fen Wainscot

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

5


73.163

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

4


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.293

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

11


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

11


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2



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