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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

Saturday, 1 February 2025

A couple of Acleris

A welcome duo of Acleris from last Wednesday, 1 in the garden and one disturbed whilst hedge cutting at work.

I ran the trap on Wednesday night as it was still 7 degrees at sundown, positively warm compared to any recent weather we have experienced lately. 
With just 2 moths by bedtime, it was switched off, by the morning there was a sharp frost, a good decision to pull the plug.
The ferrugana/notana was very welcome though and not common in my garden.

The trap remains off for the forseeable.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 6 species

29/01/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Winter Moth 1

Micro Moths

Aclerisferrugana/notana 1 [NFY]

Acleris cristana

Acleris ferrugana/notana


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 15:02

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