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!

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.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Friday 11 April 2014

Purple Thorn

A quiet'ish night last night with just a Purple Thorn new for year, which was pleasing.
I only got one last year so I am not expecting many more...
Trap having a breather until Sunday night.
Peace out.

Catch Report - 10/04/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

1x Purple Thorn [NFY]
2x Brindled Pug
3x Double-striped Pug
8x Hebrew Character
6x Common Quaker

2x Clouded Drab
1x Nut-tree Tussock
1x Early Grey
1x Streamer


Micro Moths

1x Emmelina monodactyla
2x Eriocrania subpurpurella
1x Caloptilia semifascia

Purple Thorn

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