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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!

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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 2 September 2024

Late August Moths

It was a good night on Thursday night, despite being a cooler night of late, there were still a few moths milling about.
Moth of the night went to a corking great Large Thorn, only my second record in 3 years. They certainly are the best looking Thorn in my opinion, size wins everytime and the colours are fab. They are much like an up-scaled Canary-shouldered. 
A smart Nemapogon cloacella was nice to see, not a common moth here, whereas granella is abundant from April until July. 
There was a second new species for the year, a miniscule Mompha epilobiella.
 
A rather nicely marked Square-spot Rustic sat very photogenically, so was worthy of a photo.

The weather broke down a bit towards the weekend, with warmer but windier nights.


Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 565 species
 

29/08/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Large Thorn 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Mompha epilobiella 1 [NFY]

Square-spot Rustic

Centre-barred Sallow

Large Thorn

Mompha epilobiella

Nemapogon cloacella

 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:15

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