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.


Friday, 14 August 2026

Species List for 13/08/2026

 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. When I went to the back garden the Robinson trap was off the table and had turned over. The light remained on, but some of the boxes were scattered out of the trap. Nevertheless there were still mothis in many of the boxes and it totalled 119 moths of 40 species,

The five traps results:

125W Robinson in the Back Garden, 119 moths 40 species.

125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, 119 moths, 32 species.

15W Actinic in the Front Garden, 93 moths of 31 species

80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden, 107 moths of  46 species

Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. in the drive 105 moths of 30 species.

In total there were 542 moths of 82 species with two NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

2


15.008

Caloptilia alchimiella


1


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

3


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


33.006

Ethmia bipunctella


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


6


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

29


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

3


49.097

Cochylimorpha straminea


1

nfy

49.138

Cochylis molliculana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


3


49.343

Cydia amplana


1


62.006

Galleria mellonella

Wax Moth

1


62.015

Delplanqueia dilutella


1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.032

Nephopterix angustella


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


4


62.048

Euzophera pinguis


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


6


62.058

Phycitodes binaevella


1


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

7


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

4


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

16


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

3


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

2


63.058

Evergestis extimalis


2


63.059

Evergestis limbata


3


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


8


63.089

Agriphila tristella


12


63.116

Cataclysta lemnata

Small China-mark

1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

2


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

3


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

3


70.126

Horisme vitalbata

Small Waved Umber

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

9


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

16


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

2


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

3


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

1


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

2


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

9


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

3


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

2


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

33


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

20


73.109

Thalpophila matura

Straw Underwing

1

nfy

73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

2


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

18


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

10


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

6


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

92


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

2


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

14


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

13


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

27


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

28


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

3


73.347

Noctua janthina

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

8


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

19


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

34



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