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, 16 October 2026

Species List for 15/10/2026

Four traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Greenhouse Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden. An amazing night for mid October. A warm night with a minimum of 15 deg C and a light SW wind brought a catch of 329 moths of 51 species with four NFY including one new for the site. A Cosmopolitan was just the third here after singles in  2006 and 2023. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


18.001

Plutella xylostella

Diamond-back Moth

1


41.003

Blastobasis lacticolella


3


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

1


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

30


49.233

Epinotia solandriana


1

nfy

49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


2


62.076

Hypsopygia glaucinalis


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

24


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


24


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

17


63.054

Cydalima perspectalis

Box-tree Moth

4


70.047

Nycterosea obstipata

Gem

2


70.070

Larentia clavaria

Mallow

2


70.083

Thera cupressata

Cypress Carpet

1


70.095

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-Green Carpet

2


70.097

Dysstroma truncata

Common Marbled Carpet

1


70.141

Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

Double-striped Pug

1


70.244

Colotois pennaria

Feathered Thorn

1

nfy

72.057

Pechipogo plumigeralis

Plumed Fan-foot

1


73.015

Autographa gamma

Silver Y

4


73.068

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

2


73.076

Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw

8


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

27


73.093

Caradrina kadenii

Clancy's Rustic

3


73.099

Hoplodrina ambigua

Vine's Rustic

6


73.104

Athetis hospes

Porter's Rustic

1


73.113

Phlogophora meticulosa

Angle Shades

2


73.134

Rhizedra lutosa

Large Wainscot

3


73.180

Tiliacea aurago

Barred Sallow

1


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

10


73.189

Agrochola lota

Red-line Quaker

1

nfy

73.190

Agrochola macilenta

Yellow-line Quaker

1


73.193

Anchoscelis lunosa

Lunar Underwing

2


73.195

Conistra ligula

Dark Chestnut

3


73.206

Lithophane leautieri

Blair's Shoulder-knot

1


73.210

Eupsilia transversa

Satellite

1


73.223

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

1


73.224

Griposia aprilina

Merveille du Jour

1


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

11


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

3


73.295

Mythimna vitellina

Delicate

1


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

12


73.304

Leucania loreyi

Cosmopolitan

1

nfy

73.307

Peridroma saucia

Pearly Underwing

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

18


73.325

Agrotis puta

Shuttle-shaped Dart

5


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

65


73.343

Noctua fimbriata

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

2


73.345

Noctua comes

Lesser Yellow Underwing

9


73.357

Xestia xanthographa

Square-spot Rustic

1


73.359

Xestia c-nigrum

Setaceous Hebrew Character

3


..
Feathered Thorn

Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan

Epinotia solandriana

Red-line Quaker

Gem

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