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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

Sunday, 12 July 2015

Dot Moth emergence

One of the commonest moths in the garden at the moment, but a chance find of a freshly emerged Dot Moth whilst weeding the garden.
I kept visiting it during the showers that we are experiencing today to take photos of the stages of development.
It was very strange to see it hanging upside down under our garden table in a Butterfly pose sheltering from the torrential rain.



























Posted by Bennyboymothman at 17:55

2 comments:

  1. Lucy @ A Natural Interlude12 July 2015 at 19:16

    Great find, Ben. Fantastic to witness a process unfold which so often goes unseen :o)

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  2. Bennyboymothman13 July 2015 at 07:22

    Thanks Lucy, I have seen it a few times but never had a camera with me. I hope you are keeping well.

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