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

Monday, 6 November 2023

A very quiet November so far

In fact, so quiet that my last decent haul was last Tuesday on the last day of October!

Since then it's been meagre pickings of 4 or 5 moths on the better weather nights. I haven't bothered for a few nights now as the temperature isn't great.

This week isn't looking that inspiring eiter, maybe i'll try tomorrow night on the off chance of a Dcember Moth or Black-spotted Chestnut.

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 639 species
 
31/10/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Mottled Umber 2 [NFY]
Black Rustic 2
Feathered Thorn 1
Green-brindled Crescent 1
Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
November Moth 2
 
Micro Moths
 
Blastobasis lacticolella 1
Udea ferrugalis 1 
 


 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:26

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