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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

Wednesday, 25 March 2020

Emperor Moth on day 2 of trying = Result!

Once again, it was nice to get a bit of fresh air in the garden this afternoon, and with light warm winds once more, the Emperor Moth lure was popped out for only 30 minutes and one lively Male appeared from over the fence (3:31pm) and was quickly netted, potted up and cooled down in the fridge, an hour later and after photographs he was released and whizzed back over the neighbouring gardens.

 This is my earliest record by 25 days! with all previous records between 19th and 29th of April.

The lure is now packed away in the freezer until next year now.



Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:12

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