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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

Saturday 26 April 2014

Emperor Moth eggs have hatched

Last Thursday morning, I checked the tub that contained the Emperor Moth eggs and to my excitement all 14 had hatched. 
A few days on and they are doing well, although some have tended to wander away from the food plant and sit there for awhile.
Also today there is a slight difference in size between a few of them...I hope they will all make it.

 They are currently outside out of the sun munching on Bramble.

 I have also attached a few pictures of my second Oak-tree Pug for the year and the Red Twin-spot Carpet, both caught on Thursday night.

Red Twin-spot Carpet












Emperor Moth - 1st Instar









Oak-tree Pug

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 14:08

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