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, 23 September 2026

Species List for 22/09/2026

 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. Front garden trap mis-set, so few moths. There were 310 moths of 41 species with two NFY.

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


35.118

Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Beet Moth

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

14


62.072

Pyralis farinalis

Meal Moth

1

nfy

63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

2


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


3


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

2


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

3


63.095

Agriphila geniculea


1


70.008

Idaea seriata

Small Dusty Wave

3


70.049

Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Garden Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.173

Eupithecia centaureata

Lime-speck Pug

2


70.226

Opisthograptis luteolata

Brimstone Moth

1


70.236

Ennomos erosaria

September Thorn

1


70.283

Campaea margaritaria

Light Emerald

1


72.006

Hypena obsitalis

Bloxworth Snout

1

nfy

72.041

Lithosia quadra

Four-spotted Footman

1


73.062

Amphipyra pyramidea

Copper Underwing

1


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

1


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

31


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

4


73.095

Caradrina clavipalpis

Pale Mottled Willow

2


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

2


73.180

Tiliacea aurago

Barred Sallow

1


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

1


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

6


73.210

Eupsilia transversa

Satellite

1


73.219

Atethmia centrago

Centre-barred Sallow

3


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

1


73.291

Mythimna pallens

Common Wainscot

1


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

3


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

3


73.300

Mythimna l-album

L-album Wainscot

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

7


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

12


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

171


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

6


73.348

Noctua janthe

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

8


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

1



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