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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.
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I run a trap regularly in my garden and also enjoy doing field trips to various localities over several different counties.
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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.

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Thursday 3 June 2010

The Garden Moth Trap - Wednesday night

First trapping session of June.
Warming up again this next few days, yesterday was lovely and warm and promised a good night Moth trapping, unfortunately clear skies kept the numbers lower than expected.
A few new for year's including a stunning Shoulder-striped Wainscot, only my second ever record.

Pictures


Shoulder-striped Wainscot









Common Wainscot (left) Shoulder-striped Wainscot (right)








Setaceous Hebrew Character












Catch Report - Hatfield Broad Oak - 02/06/10 - 125w MV Robinson Trap


Macro Moths

1x Shoulder-striped Wainscot [NFY]
1x Common Marbled Carpet [NFY]
2x Setaceous Hebrew Character [NFY]
1x Common Wainscot
2x Shuttle-shaped Dart
1x Large Nutmeg
2x Buff Ermine
1x Muslin Moth
5x Rustic Shoulder-knot
1x Privet Hawk-moth
1x Marbled Minor sp.
1x Common Swift
1x Spectacle
1x Pale Tussock
1x Buff-tip
1x Scalloped Hazel
7x Heart & Dart
1x Garden Carpet
2x Mottled Pug
1x Orange Footman


Micro Moths

1x Epiblema cynosbatella
1x Epinotia nanana
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 05:38

3 comments:

  1. Ornithom3 June 2010 at 12:09

    Hi Ben,

    Things must've been a bit cloudier up here in Derbyshire as I ahd my best night so far...75 moths of 35 species, many of which are covered by your list but also including my first Peach Blossom and Clouded Silver!

    Cheers

    Steve T

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  2. pabs3 June 2010 at 22:15

    Nice Shoulder-striped Wainscot Ben and a good haul of moths.

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  3. Bennyboymothman4 June 2010 at 05:55

    Thanks guys, your not doing too bad yourself!

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