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.


Tuesday, 25 August 2026

Species List for 24/08/2026

 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. The night temperature dropped to around 16 deg C, but the wind was E-NE at about 16-24 mph, which has a major affect on the catch, particularly in the Back Garden Robinson. There were 255 moths of 47 species.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

4


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


45.010

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Beautiful Plume

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.357

Grapholita funebrana

Plum Fruit Moth

1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


63.018

Anania coronata


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

4


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


15


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


2


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

2


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

1


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

14


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

19


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

61


73.136

Nonagria typhae

Bulrush Wainscot

1


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

1


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.274

Mamestra brassicae

Cabbage Moth

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

7


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

15


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

3


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

4


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

13


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

18


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

3


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

34



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