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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, 25 April 2025

Latest from the garden moth trap

Another good session in the garden on Tuesday, particularly at dusk, with 4 new species of micro moth netted, a lovely variety as well.
The conditions were just perfect and warm enough for some activity.
 
Overnight there weren't many moths as it got cool early doors, so I just noted the new species and anything noteworthy. 
 
That little lot brings me over the 100 species mark for the year.

The days currently are probably around the seasonal average of 15 degrees max, with night time temperatures dipping to 5c, not perfect just yet, but next week looks rather tasty.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 104 species

22/04/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Ruby Tiger 1 [NFY]
White Ermine 1 [NFY]
Lunar Marbled Brown 1 (2nd for the year)

Micro Moths

Emmetia marginea 1 [NFY] (netted)
Incurvaria masculella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Monopis crocicapitella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Monopis weaverella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Alucita hexadactyla 1 (netted)
Cameraria ohridella 2 (netted)
Nemapogon granella 3 (2 netted & 1 to S.cerealella lure)
Pammene suspectana (to FUN lure)
 
Emmetia marginea

Ruby Tiger

White Ermine

Incurvaria masculella

Monopis crocicapitella

Nemapogon granella

Monopis weaverella

Nemapogon granella pos

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 22:36

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