Welcome

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

Tuesday, 31 October 2023

One TALONted moth

Well it's halloween and all that, not that I really truly understand the shenanigans entirely.
The latest species for the year on Saturday night was certainly very fitting for the time of the year, a spooky Sprawler, the only moth in the UK to sport two sharp talons on each front leg.

Interestingly and rather stupidly? The genus name was changed from Brachionycha to Asteroscopus. Brachionycha means Arm Claw and is a fitting genus name!
 
A bit wet and wild now, not many opportunities for trapping sadly. 

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 638 species
 
28/10/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Sprawler 1 [NFY]
 


 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:01

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