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.


Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Species List for 11/08/2026

 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 271 moths of 58 species with one NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

3


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

5


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

3


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

2


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

2


31.001

Carcina quercana


3


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

7


49.269

Eucosma campoliliana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


2


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


2


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


63.005

Pyrausta despicata


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

4


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

1


63.093

Agriphila straminella


2


63.116

Cataclysta lemnata

Small China-mark

1

nfy

70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.166

Eupithecia simpliciata

Plain Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

3


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

3


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

1


70.234

Ennomos alniaria

Canary-shouldered Thorn

1


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

2


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


72.047

Eilema caniola

Hoary Footman

1


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

15


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

16


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

8


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

3


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

52


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

4


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

15


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

19


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

8


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

15


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

3


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

11


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

22



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