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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.
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NFY = New Species For The Year
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NEW! = New Species For My Records

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

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Wednesday, 16 April 2014

Esperia sulphurella but not from the garden

Today at work as I was walking back in to the building with a client and a small metallic moth flew up in to my face, I furiously batted it down to the ground and it landed on a low-growing plant, expecting just another Adela reamurella it was an Esperia sulphurella!, I raced in to get a pot and luckily it was still there when I came back.
Although I haven't been actively looking for this moth, this is only the 3rd occasion I have ever seen it so I was pleased to get a better record shot of one.

 Interestingly the habitat seems a little out of place for it, being within a stones throw of Hoddesdon town centre next to a busy main road.

Esperia sulphurella














Posted by Bennyboymothman at 18:35

2 comments:

  1. Lucy @ A Natural Interlude16 April 2014 at 19:16

    Sounds like a lovely surprise on a sunny Spring day, Ben. Glad it hung on until you returned with the pot :-)

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  2. Bennyboymothman17 April 2014 at 20:47

    Thank you for the lovely comment :) yes It was a great surprise and I am glad I got a better picture of it this time.
    I will have a look at your newest posts soon.

    All the best
    Ben

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