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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, 12 October 2017

A Marvel of the night!

Last night the pick of a measly crop of 8 moths to the Actinic was undoubtedly this pristine large female Merveille du jour which directly translates in French as 'Marvel of the day'.
Of course with moths being primarily nocturnal, it certainly was the marvel of the night for me.

It wasn't the only moth new for the year as Yellow-line Quaker also put in an appearance.

I'm still hoping for something extra special in the trap, high on the list is probably Dusky-lemon Sallow, Flounced Chestnut and Dewick's Plusia.

I can only dream of such moths at present but you just never know!


Merveille du Jour

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 21:03

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