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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!

KEY

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, 11 May 2023

Another quiet night

Not many moths here last night, less than 10 but 2 new visitors were welcome.
Rustic Shoulder-knot & a Cnephasia species which is probably communana but will get it checked.

The weather continues to be fairly warm in the sunshine, with highs of 18 degrees, but with the chance of a thundery shower. Nights still aren't great and the wind is now coming from the east, so a bit cooler.
 
 
Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 115 species
 
10/05/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Rustic Shoulder-knot 1 [NFY]
Clouded Drab 1 
Pebble Prominent 1
Red-green Carpet 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
 
Micro Moths
 
Cnephasia sp 1 [NFY]
Alucita hexadactyla 1 
 
Cnephasia sp

Rustic Shoulder-knot

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:05

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