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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

Friday, 19 July 2024

Turn it off and shut it down! pt2 (Abandon Ship)

Another ridiculous spell of heavy rain happened on Monday night, although it was very warm and stayed above 16 degrees all night.
The rain was just too heavy and the patio flooded once again and I decided to shut thetrap down again as the moths were getting washed away.
I did however pot up two new species for the year, a lovely Reed Leopard, know doubt blown in from the nearby reedbeds and a rather fresh Red Twin-spot Carpet, a late appearance for this species this year.
 
During the day, another late first for the year record, a single Red-belted Clearwing was attracted to it's own lure (MYO). 

The rest of the working week continued to be average, despite the temperature during the day and at night increasing day on day.
 
Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 471 species
 
15/07/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Red Twin-spot Carpet 1 [NFY]
Red-belted Clearwing 1 [NFY] (To MYO Lure)
Reed Leopard 1 [NFY]

Reed Leopard

Red Twin-spot Carpet

Red-belted Clearwing



Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:06

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