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, 30 October 2026

Species List for 29/10/2026

 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. The temperature remained above 10 deg C over night, but the wind moved to E. There were 101 moths of 26 species. 

Code

Taxon

Vernacular

Individuals


45.044

Emmelina monodactyla

Common Plume

2


49.039

Epiphyas postvittana

Light Brown Apple Moth

16


49.261

Crocidosema plebejana


1


63.031

Udea ferrugalis

Rusty-dot Pearl

20


63.048

Palpita vitrealis


3


63.052

Nomophila noctuella

Rush Veneer

9


70.038

Rhodometra sacraria

Vestal

1


70.070

Larentia clavaria

Mallow

1


70.095

Chloroclysta siterata

Red-Green Carpet

3


70.107

Epirrita dilutata agg.

November Moth agg.

4


73.068

Allophyes oxyacanthae

Green-brindled Crescent

2


73.087

Spodoptera exigua

Small Mottled Willow

6


73.186

Agrochola lychnidis

Beaded Chestnut

2


73.189

Agrochola lota

Red-line Quaker

1


73.190

Agrochola macilenta

Yellow-line Quaker

1


73.192

Agrochola circellaris

Brick

1


73.194

Conistra vaccinii

Chestnut

1


73.195

Conistra ligula

Dark Chestnut

1


73.223

Dryobota labecula

Oak Rustic

2


73.233

Aporophyla nigra

Black Rustic

1


73.235

Polymixis lichenea

Feathered Ranunculus

2


73.297

Mythimna albipuncta

White-point

1


73.319

Agrotis segetum

Turnip Moth

2


73.327

Agrotis ipsilon

Dark Sword-grass

1


73.342

Noctua pronuba

Large Yellow Underwing

16


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