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.


Thursday, 20 August 2026

Species List for 19/08/2026

 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 Garde, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. A cooler night, with a breeze. Once again the majority of moths were in the back garden Robinson. There were 426 moths of 49 species. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

4


25.001

Scythropia crataegella

Hawthorn Moth

1


35.113

Scrobipalpa salicorniae


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

3


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.111

Eupoecilia angustana


1


49.139

Cochylis atricapitana


1


49.161

Celypha striana


7


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


4


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

18


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.089

Agriphila tristella


25


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

1


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

3


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

3


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.030

Euplagia quadripunctaria

Jersey Tiger

2


73.001

Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle

1


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

3


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

3


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

31


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

50


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

3


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

63


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

7


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

12


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

8


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

16


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

4


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

2


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

11


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

12


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

3


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

2


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

16


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

20


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

2


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

62



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