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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!

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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

Thursday, 17 April 2014

Two more day-fliers

Another duo of year first Micro's found flying in the garden this evening.
Interestingly I have found that the best way to find them is to water the garden with a watering can, thus disturbing them and quickly potting them up.

The Phyllonorycter is Phyllonorycter coryli, narrowed down by several Hazel leaves I found last year in the garden, some of which had exited mines in them, a first in adult form for the garden.

 The other micro was Epermenia chaerophyllella, a moth I caught once last year.

 Trapping tonight after a few cold nights off, at the moment we have cloud cover!
Epermenia chaerophyllella









Phyllonorycter coryli
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:42

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