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, 26 July 2026

Species List for 25/07/2026

 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, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. All working again. There were 381 moths of  80 species with one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


16.001

Yponomeuta evonymella

Bird-cherry Ermine

1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

3


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

5


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


9


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


49.040

Lozotaeniodes formosana


1


49.110

Agapeta zoegana


2


49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.269

Eucosma campoliliana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


2


49.343

Cydia amplana


1


62.006

Galleria mellonella

Wax Moth

1


62.029

Phycita roborella


1


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


3


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


2


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.025

Anania hortulata

Small Magpie

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

4


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

5


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

10


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.080

Chrysoteuchia culmella

Garden Grass-veneer

4


63.093

Agriphila straminella


18


66.007

Lasiocampa quercus

Oak Eggar

1


69.003

Laothoe populi

Poplar Hawk-moth

1


69.016

Deilephila elpenor

Elephant Hawk-moth

2


70.004

Idaea rusticata

Least Carpet

8


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3


70.013

Idaea biselata

Small Fan-footed Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

3


70.051

Xanthorhoe spadicearia

Red Twin-spot Carpet

1


70.059

Camptogramma bilineata

Yellow Shell

1


70.134

Perizoma bifaciata

Barred Rivulet

1

nfy

70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

3


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


71.001

Thaumetopoea processionea

Oak Processionary

4


71.020

Pterostoma palpina

Pale Prominent

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.012

Euproctis chrysorrhoea

Brown-tail

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

28


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

8


72.046

Eilema complana

Scarce Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

13


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

2


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

1


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

28


73.096

Hoplodrina octogenaria

Uncertain

9


73.097

Hoplodrina blanda

Rustic

2


73.120

Eremobia ochroleuca

Dusky Sallow

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

2


73.136

Nonagria typhae

Bulrush Wainscot

1


73.162

Apamea monoglypha

Dark Arches

7


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

31


73.171

Litoligia literosa

Rosy Minor

3


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

3


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

20


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

2


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

17


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

22


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

6


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

10


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

15


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

8


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1



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