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.


Thursday, 16 July 2026

Species List for 15/07/2026

 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. Similar conditions to the previous night, but the wind dropped, but remain from the  NE.  There were 395 moths, (but of these 132 were Diamond-backed Moths) of 82 species with two NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


17.005

Ypsolopha scabrella


1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

132


19.001

Orthotelia sparganella


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


33.002

Ethmia quadrillella


1


35.031

Helcystogramma rufescens


1


35.032

Pexicopia malvella

Hollyhock Seed Moth

2


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


10


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

4


49.004

Ditula angustiorana

Red-barred Tortrix

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


49.109

Agapeta hamana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.224

Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth

1


49.265

Eucosma cana


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


2


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


2


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

6


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

4


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

6


63.088

Crambus perlella


5


63.093

Agriphila straminella


8


63.117

Parapoynx stratiotata

Ringed China-mark

1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


65.009

Habrosyne pyritoides

Buff Arches

1


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

6


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

5


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

6


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

4


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

2


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.146

Eupithecia haworthiata

Haworth's Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.237

Selenia dentaria

Early Thorn

1


70.241

Crocallis elinguaria

Scalloped Oak

5


70.252

Biston betularia

Peppered Moth

4


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

2


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

10


72.013

Euproctis similis

Yellow-tail

4


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

2


72.035

Miltochrista miniata

Rosy Footman

2


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

5


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

13


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


72.048

Eilema pygmaeola

Pigmy Footman

1

nfy

73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

7


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

3


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

5


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

4


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

10


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

7


73.144

Denticucullus pygmina

Small Wainscot

1

nfy

73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

10


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

15


73.216

Cosmia trapezina

Dun-bar

2


73.217

Cosmia pyralina

Lunar-spotted Pinion

2


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

3


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

3


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

4


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

13


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

4


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

5



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