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, I have now removed commenting as the bots were starting to appear
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Thursday, 15 August 2024

Catching up on some crackers

We got back from holiday late Thursday on the 8th, and although it was warm, I was far too pooped to even consider putting the trap on.
Friday was another warm day of 26 degrees and a mild night ensued.
 
It was to be a busy one, with plenty of moths noted. 

Best moths of the night went to two garden firsts.

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing, after checking countless specimens the time and effort paid off, with only my second ever record (The first in my old garden in Stevenage).

Oncocera semirubella, where do I start with thise moth, what a looker, and in pin-sharp condition as well, a very welcome addition to the garden list, a moth that I regularly use to catch out on the chalk in North Herts.
 
The weather continued to be warm into last weekend and peaked on Monday with it being the hottest day of the year at 34.8c.
 
Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 541 species
 
09/08/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing 1 [NFG]

Micro Moths

Acompsia cinerella 1 [NFY]
Agriphila geniculea 2 [NFY]
Bucculatrix ulmella 1 [NFY]
Coleophora vestianella 1 [NFY]
Helcystogramma rufescens 1 [NFY]
Oncocera semirubella 1 [NFG]

Tree-lichen Beauty

Acleris schalleriana

Acompsia cinerella

Agriphila geniculea

Bucculatrix ulmella

Coleophora vestianella

Epermenia chaerophyllella

Langmaid's Yellow Underwing

Oncocera semirubella

 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 22:05