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 `84 moths of  57 species and one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

25


35.03

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

1


49.04

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.16

Celypha striana

a moth

2


49.34

Cydia splendana

a moth

1


63.03

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.04

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

2


63.05

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

1


63.05

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

1


63.06

Scoparia subfusca

a moth

2


63.08

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

6


63.09

Crambus perlella

a moth

2


63.09

Agriphila straminella

a moth

4


65.01

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.01

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

2


69

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.02

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

6


70

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

4


70.01

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

4


70.01

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.13

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1

nfy

70.24

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.24

Ourapteryx sambucaria

Swallow-tailed Moth

1


72.01

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

5


72.01

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.02

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

3


72.02

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.03

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1


72.04

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.05

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

10


72.05

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

2


73.02

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.04

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

3


73.04

Acronicta aceris

Sycamore

1


73.05

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.06

Amphipyra berbera

Svensson's Copper Underwing

1


73.09

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

1


73.09

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

3


73.1

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

13


73.1

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

6


73.12

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.14

Arenostola phragmitidis

Fen Wainscot

1


73.16

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

5


73.16

Apamea lithoxylaea

Light Arches

1


73.17

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

4


73.26

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

2


73.27

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.29

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

1


73.3

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

2


73.32

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

11


73.32

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.33

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

11


73.33

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.34

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.34

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.35

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2



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