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, 14 July 2026

Species List for 13/07/2026

 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, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. Conditions were similar to the last night, with the wind a little stronger. Stlll a poor night, but with a lot more Diamond-backed moths. There were 254 moths of 61 species, but no new for the year.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.04

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.17

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

8


16

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


17.01

Ypsolopha scabrella


1


18

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

69


28.01

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

3


41

Blastobasis lacticolella


2


49.04

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.14

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.16

Celypha striana


2


49.34

Cydia splendana


2


63.01

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.03

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.05

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

4


63.06

Evergestis limbata


1


63.07

Eudonia mercurella


1


63.08

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

17


63.09

Crambus perlella


2


63.09

Agriphila straminella


10


63.11

Platytes alpinella


2


66.01

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

3


69.01

Sphinx pinastri

Pine Hawk-moth

1


69.02

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

5


70

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

3


70.01

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

10


70.02

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.13

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.19

Aplocera plagiata

Treble-bar

1


71.03

Phalera bucephala

Buff-tip

1


72.01

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

7


72.01

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

2


72.02

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.03

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

1


72.04

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


72.05

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

9


73.02

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.08

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.09

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

4


73.1

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

8


73.1

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

7


73.12

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.16

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

9


73.22

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

1


73.22

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

1


73.27

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.27

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.29

Mythimna impura

Smoky Wainscot

3


73.3

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.32

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

5


73.32

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.32

Agrotis clavis

Heart and Club

1


73.33

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

11


73.33

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

2


73.33

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.33

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.34

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

7


73.34

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.36

Xestia triangulum

Double Square-spot

1



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