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, 9 August 2026

Species List for 08/08/2026

 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. There were 360 moths of 80 species with three NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

2

nfy

12.010

Morophaga choragella


1


28.009

Endrosis sarcitrella

White-shouldered House-moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


2


31.001

Carcina quercana


4


33.002

Ethmia quadrillella


1


33.006

Ethmia bipunctella


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


6


44.001

Alucita hexadactyla

Many-plumed Moth

1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.030

Pterophorus pentadactyla

White Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

7


49.024

Pandemis corylana

Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

20


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.269

Eucosma campoliliana


1


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

1


49.341

Cydia splendana


1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


62.077

Endotricha flammealis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

4


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

3


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

4


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


3


63.089

Agriphila tristella


1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


8


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


69.017

Deilephila porcellus

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

1


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

2


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.134

Perizoma bifaciata

Barred Rivulet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

6


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.212

Macaria alternata

Sharp-angled Peacock

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

5


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

2

nfy

70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

5


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

2


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

17


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

2


72.045

Eilema lurideola

Common Footman

1


72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

2


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

2


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.046

Subacronicta megacephala

Poplar Grey

1


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1

nfy

73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

19


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

6


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

13


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

16


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

62


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

9


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

14


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

17


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

17


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

7


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

14




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