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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

Wednesday, 15 April 2009

Catch Report - Sunday 12th April
























A good night with a lovely dark Red-green carpet being new for the year, most probably one I had last year after over-wintering.
Double-striped Pug are also a welcome species that, last year did very well in my Garden, we shall see if that continues this year.....

Also nice to see was a Early Grey aberration, with very different mrkings on the wings and a noticeable yellow streak.


Catch Report - Hatfield Broad Oak - 40w Actinic Robinson Trap

2x Double-striped Pug
3x Emmelina monodactyla
9x Early Thorn
4x Hebrew Character
1x Red Chestnut
1x Diurnea fagella
1x Red-green Carpet [NFY]
5x Early Grey
4x Common Quaker
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 09:22

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