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

Sunday 25 August 2024

A couple of catches last week before it went quiet

There are still moths around, but numbers and species have really dropped now, quite often is the case in my garden towards the end of August.
Coupled with some rather chilly and blustery nights, despite the daytime temperatures still between 20 and 25c.
I continue to run my trap every now and then, hopefully by midweek next week, things should be more settled and we may see a small influx of new species? Lets see.
 
Highlights last week were the impressive Red Underwing, the uncommon Cryptoblabes bistriga and several nicely conditioned China-mark species.
 
Calamotropha paludella was new for the garden and well overdue.

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 558 species
 
14/08/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Red Underwing 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Calamotropha paludella 1 [NFG]

 

16/08/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Micro Moths

Cryptoblabes bistriga 1 [NFY]
Nymphula nitidulata 1 [NFY] 

Red Underwing

Calamotropha paludella


Nymphula nitidulata

Cydia splendana

Cryptoblabes bistriga

Parapoynx stratiotata

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 16:00

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