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, 2 May 2025

Cooler and less moths

A very cold night followed a warmish day on Tuesday, with lows of 6 degrees, the trap was fairly empty, but it did contain a couple of new ones.

Willow Beauty was back (the first April record), easily the commonest Geo in my garden, and one that has 3 broods all the way to October!

Best of all was a tiny tortrix moth found in the FUN lure trap next to 3 other moths, on closer inspection indoors in a tube, it was to be a garden first Pammene argyrana, a seriously scarce moth here in Cambs, but a regular moth in my old Herts haunt on Oak trees and to traps.

May started with a BANG, but more on that soon, I have pots to sort out!

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 137 species

29/04/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths

Rustic Shoulder-knot 1 [NFY]
Willow Beauty 2 [NFY] 
Brindled Beauty 1
Double-striped Pug 2
Grey Dagger 1
Muslin Moth 1
Oak-tree Pug 3
Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
Turnip Moth 1


Micro Moths 

Adaina microdactyla 1 [NFY]
Cochylichroa atricapitana 1 [NFY]
Pammene argyrana 1 [NFG] (to FUN lure)
Epiphyas postvittana 2
Grapholita funebrana 2 (to FUN lure)
Pammene suspectana 1 (to FUN lure)
 
Adaina microdactyla

Cochylichroa atricapitana

Pammene argyrana

Rustic Shoulder-knot

Willow Beauty

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:54

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