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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, 7 March 2025

A couple of recent catches as temperatures soar in the daytime

A very warm spell came over us from Monday, but it was still very chilly at night with frosts.
By Wednesday night however, things improved overnight, and temperatures remained in double figures making the moths move once more.
A good selection over the past couple of nights, certainly a vast improvement on the whole of February.
 
Species I have yet to see (that I get annually) Early Moth, Chestnut, Dark Chestnut & Pale Brindled Beauty, some are getting worringly past their peak flight period. 

Spring Usher is a rarity here, dipping on it last year, will it reappear in time in 2025?
 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 15 species

05/03/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Common Quaker 1
Dotted Border 1
Hebrew Character 2

Micro Moths 

Agonopterix heracliana 1


06/03/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Common Quaker 6
Hebrew Character 4
March Moth 7

Micro Moths 

Diurnea fagella 1 [NFY]
Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
Agonopterix heracliana 2
Emmelina monodactyla 1 

Hebrew Character

Common Quaker


Diurnea fagella



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