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, 26 August 2026

Species List for 25/08/2026

 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 warmer, damp night, with a minimum temp of 16 deg CC. The wind was around 10 mph SE. There were 372 moths of 72 species with two NFY. The Convolvulus Hawk-moth was the sixth of the year and the Striped the 14th.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

5


12.016

Nemapogon cloacella

Cork Moth

1

nfy

12.039

Monopis crocicapitella


1


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


31.001

Carcina quercana


1


35.038

Bryotropha domestica


1


41.002

Blastobasis adustella


1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

3


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

19


49.077

Acleris variegana

Garden Rose Tortrix

1


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


62.006

Galleria mellonella

Wax Moth

1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


3


62.035

Acrobasis advenella


1


62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


5


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


1


63.018

Anania coronata


3


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

3


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

3


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


4


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

5


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

2


63.059

Evergestis limbata


1


63.089

Agriphila tristella


18


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


2


65.003

Watsonalla cultraria

Barred Hook-tip

1

nfy

65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

3


69.004

Agrius convolvuli

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

1


69.015

Hyles livornica

Striped Hawk-moth

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3


70.017

Idaea degeneraria

Portland Ribbon Wave

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

1


70.037

Cyclophora linearia

Clay Triple-lines

1


70.100

Colostygia pectinataria

Green Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

3


70.187

Eupithecia icterata

Tawny Speckled Pug

1


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

7


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

2


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

2


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

2


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

2


72.019

Spilosoma lutea

Buff Ermine

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

5


73.037

Acronicta tridens/psi

Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

2


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

20


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

7


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

37


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

50


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

2


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

1


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

4


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

9


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

8


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

3


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

2


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.328

Axylia putris

Flame

1


73.329

Ochropleura plecta

Flame Shoulder

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

17


73.346

Noctua interjecta

Least Yellow Underwing

1


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

12


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

6


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

59


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1


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