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

Thursday 17 December 2015

It has been awhile

..Since my last update.
I have continued to trap in the garden but sparingly at the most, using both my MV Robinson and the 40w Actinic homemade trap. 
Although there has not been much to report, I felt like I needed to pull my finger out and update my blog.
So here are my recent catches in date order


Catch Report -  06/12/15 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 40w Actinic Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

None Recorded

Micro Moths
 
2x Epiphyas postvittana
2x Emmelina monodactyla
1x Tachystola acroxantha 
 

Catch Report -  08/12/15 - Back Garden - Stevenage - Kitchen Light

Macro Moths  

1x Winter Moth

Micro Moths
 
None Recorded
 

Catch Report -  09/12/15 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 40w Actinic Robinson Trap

Macro Moths
   
2x Winter Moth

Micro Moths


1x Emmelina monodactyla
Catch Report -  11/12/15 - Back Garden - Stevenage - Kitchen Light

Macro Moths
   
1x Winter Moth

Micro Moths

None Recorded


Catch Report -  16/12/15 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

Winter Moth

Micro Moths
 
2x Acleris schalleriana
1x Acleris notana/ferrugana 


Recycled picture alert!

Acleris schalleriana
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 09:44

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