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, 27 August 2026

Species List for 26/08/2026

 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. I didn't use "Sam's  Trap" and in putting out the Front Garden Actinic ratherlate, and in the dark, I managed to leave so moths could't enter the main trap, so just a fe on the outside. There were 277 moths of 68 species with two NFY. The two Rhodophaea formosa were just my fourth record.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


03.001

Triodia sylvina

Orange Swift

6


28.010

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Brown House-moth

1


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

5


48.0071

Choreutis nemorana


1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

2


49.161

Celypha striana


1


49.166

Celypha lacunana


1


49.341

Cydia splendana


1


62.006

Galleria mellonella

Wax Moth

1


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.024

Rhodophaea formosa


2

nfy

62.053

Ancylosis oblitella


1


63.006

Pyrausta aurata


1


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


1


63.018

Anania coronata


2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

13


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

4


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

2


63.089

Agriphila tristella


13


63.091

Agriphila latistria


1

nfy

63.095

Agriphila geniculea


3


63.116

Cataclysta lemnata

Small China-mark

1


65.007

Cilix glaucata

Chinese Character

2


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3


70.023

Scopula marginepunctata

Mullein Wave

1


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

2


70.061

Epirrhoe alternata

Common Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

3


70.200

Acasis viretata

Yellow-barred Brindle

1


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

1


70.235

Ennomos fuscantaria

Dusky Thorn

5


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

3


70.270

Ectropis bistortata

Engrailed

1


71.022

Ptilodon cucullina

Maple Prominent

4


72.002

Rivula sericealis

Straw Dot

1


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

3


72.011

Lymantria dispar

Gypsy Moth

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.047

Craniophora ligustri

Coronet

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

9


73.092

Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

33


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

51


73.169

Mesapamea secalis agg.

Common Rustic agg.

1


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

2


73.255

Anarta trifolii

Nutmeg

2


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

2


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

2


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.317

Agrotis exclamationis

Heart and Dart

3


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

3


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

5


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

15


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

8


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

19


74.003

Nola cucullatella

Short-cloaked Moth

1




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