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!

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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, I have now removed commenting as the bots were starting to appear
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Monday, 7 June 2010

Parndon Wood - Family Fun Day!

Had a great afternoon yesterday helping out at Parndon Wood's annual Family Fun Day. Was nice to see familiar faces and meet new people and talk about Moths.
I presented live specimens of some of the most striking species such as the large Privet Hawk-moth, Herald and everybody's favourite 'Twig' the Buff-tip.
The kids even had a chance to hold a Moth, most choosing to hold the Hawk-moth!

Luckily I took a cool box with me and kept the Moths in there for abit at a time to keep them calm, but they were very well behaved.

All in all a great event that stayed dry and was a lot of fun.

Me brushing up!









Stalls









My stall with the Bat group's tent behind.









The Specimens
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 07:38