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.


Saturday, 15 August 2026

Species List for 14/08/2026

 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. Quite a big night with 693 moths of 94 species and three NFY, including a rather worn Convolvulus Hawk-moth. The two A. laterana would need dissection for confirmation (which I don't do), but the date is in their favour.

V

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

4


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

8


32.018

Agonopterix heracliana


1


32.031

Agonopterix alstromeriana


1


35.118

Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Beet Moth

3


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


3


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.026

Pandemis heparana

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

25


49.066

Acleris laterana


2

nfy

49.161

Celypha striana


2


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.294

Notocelia uddmanniana

Bramble Shoot Moth

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


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


6


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


5


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


3


63.022

Anania crocealis


2

nfy

63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.038

Patania ruralis

Mother of Pearl

6


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


6


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

13


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

2


63.057

Evergestis forficalis

Garden Pebble

3


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.074

Eudonia mercurella


2


63.089

Agriphila tristella


31


63.093

Agriphila straminella


2


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


1


63.112

Platytes alpinella


1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

5


69.004

Agrius convolvuli

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

1

nfy

69.010

Macroglossum stellatarum

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

1


70.006

Idaea fuscovenosa

Dwarf Cream Wave

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3


70.009

Idaea subsericeata

Satin Wave

2


70.011

Idaea dimidiata

Single-dotted Wave

1


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

3


70.023

Scopula marginepunctata

Mullein Wave

1


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

9


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

5


70.179

Eupithecia absinthiata

Wormwood Pug

1


70.212

Macaria alternata

Sharp-angled Peacock

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

2


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

2


71.017

Pheosia tremula

Swallow Prominent

3


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

9


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

4


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

9


72.044

Eilema griseola

Dingy Footman

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

6


73.045

Acronicta rumicis

Knot Grass

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

2


73.074

Heliothis peltigera

Bordered Straw

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.082

Cryphia algae

Tree-lichen Beauty

3


73.085

Nyctobrya muralis

Marbled Green

3


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

51


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

42


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

30


73.172

Mesoligia furuncula

Cloaked Minor

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

6


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.275

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

13


73.276

Sideridis rivularis

Campion

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

93


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

18


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

17


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

28


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

59


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

3


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

5


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

9


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

57


 


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