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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 7 October 2009

Catch Report - Tuesday 06th October 2009

Nice to get a new Moth last night in the form of Green-brindled Crescent, one I saw last year and such a pretty Moth.
The weather continues to be dire so trapping will be kept to a minimum.
The last few days it has been cold and clear, the trap might go on tomorrow night ..weather permitting, if it is dry then I shall be taking the trap out to Parndon Wood again.

Green-brindled Crescent










Catch Report - Hatfield Broad Oak - 160w MBT Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

1x Green-brindled Crescent [NFY]
3x Common Marbled Carpet
12x Barred Sallow
1x Willow Beauty
3x Black Rustic
4x Large Yellow Underwing
2x Lesser Yellow Underwing
2x Red-line Quaker
2x Spruce Carpet
1x Sallow
3x Lunar Underwing
1x Beaded Chestnut

Micro Moths - just the one!

1x Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:12

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