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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!

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 30 April 2020

Mullein Moth makes it worthwhile

A wet, windy and wild day yesterday, carrying on well into the night.. once more, conditions are the same today, hopefully soon it will be changing for the better.

I was pleased with 8 moths of 8 different species, highlught being the only new for year, a bit of a wet Mullein Moth!


Garden species count for 2020 now upto 90.

8 moths of 8 species to 125w MV Robinson Trap min 7.0c at 5:00am

Catch Report - 29/04/20 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts

Macro Moths

Mullein 1 [NFY]
Common Pug 1
Common Quaker 1
Heart & Dart 1
Hebrew Character 1
Nut-tree Tussock 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 1

Micro Moths

Endrosis sarcitrella 1
Esperia sulphurella 1

Mullein Moth

Mullein Moth

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 14:09

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