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Hello and welcome to my moth Blog. I now reside in a small village in East Cambridgeshire called Fordham. My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
Moth records are vital for building a picture of our ecosystem around us, as they really are the bottom of the food chain. They are an excellent early indicator of how healthy a habitat is. I openly encourage people to share their findings via social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.
So why do we do it? well for some people it is to get an insight into the world of Moths, for others it is to build a list of species much like 'Twitching' in the Bird world. The reason I do it....you just never know what you might find when you open up that trap! I hope to show what different species inhabit Cambridgeshire and neighbouring counties.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.
Thanks for looking and happy Mothing!

KEY

NFY = New Species For The Year
NFG = New Species For The Garden
NEW! = New Species For My Records

Any Species highlighted in RED signifies a totally new species for my records.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Catch Report - 27/02/12 - Farmland/Back Garden - Hertfordshire

Another mild night not getting below 9c, and yet another very pleasing catch including two new for year Agonopterix alstromeriana, a very pretty Depressariinae.
A total of 46 moths mainly made up by the ever variable Tortricodes alternella.

Easily the best 'Flying thing' was a huge Great Diving Beetle that was getting rather agitated trapped in the Robinson! Although as soon as I potted it, it settled down.

Catch Report - 27/02/12 - 125w MV Robinson Trap - Back Garden/Farmland


Macro Moths

3x Dotted Border
2x Hebrew Character
4x Satellite
3x March Moth
2x Pale Brindled Beauty
1x Small Quaker
2x Common Quaker
6x Chestnut

Micro Moths

2x Agonopterix alstromeriana [NFY]
19x Tortricodes alternella
1x Acleris notana
2x Agonopterix heracliana


Agonopterix alstromeriana












Great Diving Beetle
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 07:55

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