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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!

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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
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Thursday 13 October 2011

Catch Report - 09/10/11 - Farmland/Back Garden - Hertfordshire

32 Moths of 17 species I counted this morning which is getting a bit more like an October catch, but still very pleased with this amount.
Still some late flyer's including Shuttle-shaped Dart, Celypha lacunana, Snout and Burnished Brass.


Catch Report - 09/10/11 - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap - Back Garden

Macro Moths

3x Barred Sallow
3x Vine's Rustic
1x Large Yellow Underwing
1x Orange Sallow
1x Blair's Shoulder-knot
4x Setaceous Hebrew Character
1x Yellow-line Quaker
5x Brown-spot Pinion
2x Lesser Yellow Underwing
3x Beaded Chestnut
2x Snout
1x Chestnut
1x Turnip Moth
1x Burnished Brass
1x Mallow
1x Shuttle-shaped Dart

Micro Moths

1x Celypha lacunana
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:24

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