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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.
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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.

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Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Tuesday 24 September 2013

'Large' moths all round

Following on from the previous night, there was quite a few Large Yellow Underwings which were undoubtedly re-captures, 2 lovely Large Ranunculus which were different from my first specimen of the year that I had last week, and then I found a magnificent Large Thorn.
Very pleased to see this again and in such good condition, as last years one was mangled and dead.  

The moth is virtually non-existent in the West of the County and is regular but not common in the East.
My previous records of this stunning moth are as follows 

11/09/2008 - Hatfield Broad Oak - Essex
22/09/2009 - Hatfield Broad Oak - Essex
30/09/2012 - Stevenage - Hertfordshire

I have only listed the extras that I recorded this morning that weren't present the previous night.

1x Large Thorn [NFY]
1x Brindled Green [NFY]
1x Frosted Orange
2x Large Ranunculus


Large Thorn











Frosted Orange & Brindled Green











Large Ranunculus












A better pic of Vestal from previous night
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 18:49

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