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.


Monday, 14 September 2026

Species List for 13/09/2026

 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. A warm night with a min temp of 17 deg C and a wind of 6-10 MPH from WSW. There were 604 moths of  60 species with one NFY, an Endothenia quadrimaculana which was the first time I've identified it were. The Large Yellow-underwing numbers remained high at 261. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


19.001

Orthotelia sparganella


1


28.024

Tachystola acroxantha


1


31.001

Carcina quercana


3


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

4


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

11


49.193

Endothenia quadrimaculana


1

nfy

49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


3


62.021

Oncocera semirubella


1


62.032

Nephopterix angustella


1


62.033

Acrobasis tumidana


1


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


63.007

Pyrausta purpuralis


2


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

2


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

4


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


5


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

10


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

11


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


11


65.002

Watsonalla binaria

Oak Hook-tip

1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

7


70.012

Idaea trigeminata

Treble Brown Spot

1


70.024

Scopula imitaria

Small Blood-vein

1


70.029

Timandra comae

Blood-Vein

2


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

3


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

2


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.218

Chiasmia clathrata

Latticed Heath

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

4


70.232

Ennomos autumnaria

Large Thorn

1


70.236

Ennomos erosaria

September Thorn

1


70.258

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Willow Beauty

2


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

5


72.024

Phragmatobia fuliginosa

Ruby Tiger

1


72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


72.074

Eublemma purpurina

Beautiful Marbled

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

2


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.064

Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

33


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

6


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

1


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

14


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

4


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

24


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

28


73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

5


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

2


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

7


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

7


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

6


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

12


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

11


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

261


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

6


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

12


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

9


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

31


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

9



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