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.


Friday, 18 September 2026

Species List for 17/09/2026

 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 colder night  with a minimum temperature of 1p deg C. There were 317 moths of 41 species and two NFY. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

1


62.036

Acrobasis suavella

a moth

1


63.028

Ostrinia nubilalis

European Corn-borer

1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

1


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

2


63.095

Agriphila geniculea

a moth

2


70.016

Idaea aversata

Riband Wave

1


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.159

Eupithecia phoeniceata

Cypress Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

1


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

2


72.003

Hypena proboscidalis

Snout

2


73.012

Diachrysia chrysitis

Burnished Brass

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

3


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

1


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

3


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

1


73.123

Hydraecia micacea

Rosy Rustic

1


73.131

Luperina testacea

Flounced Rustic

7


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

1


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

8


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

1

nfy

73.267

Lacanobia oleracea

Bright-line Brown-eye

7


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

10


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

2


73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

2


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

12


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

9


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

183


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

14


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

16


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

7


74.007

Bena bicolorana

Scarce Silver-lines

1

nfy


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