Welcome

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 2 May 2009

Catch Report - Friday 1st May 2009

Diamond-back Moth








White-shouldered House Moth









Lychnis








Chinese Character











Well May is here already, doesn't the year go quick!

Last night I plonked the trap out and was rewarded with quite a brilliant catch as my garden goes. Pick of the bunch being two very fresh Chinese Character.


Catch Report - Hatfield Broad Oak - 160w MBT Robinson Trap
1x Emmelina monodactyla
1x White-shouldered House Moth
1x Diamond-back Moth [NFY]
2x Chinese Character [NFY]
1x Garden Carpet
1x Oak-tree Pug
1x Yellow-barred Brindle [NFY]
11x Brimstone Moth
3x Waved Umber
1x Swallow Prominent
1x Lychnis [NFY]
1x Small Quaker
1x Powdered Quaker
2x Common Quaker
1x Scorched Carpet
8x Hebrew Character
3x Early Grey
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:32

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