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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

Monday, 12 May 2025

Good species, low numbers

Friday night continued the same theme of clear moon-lit skies and a cool breeze with lows of 7 degrees after a warm day of 19 degrees.
There is always usually some interest this time of year, as we shift from late spring to early summer.
Friday night was no different, with one new macro moth, and several new micro moths, with a brief spot of netting after our family film night.
The first of the Wainscots arrived (usually Common, although Smoky being first isn't unheard of).
 
Pick of the micros was Aethes smeathmanniana, a moth that is pretty uncommon in my garden.
 
Warmer days arrived, but temperatures are still falling away under clear skies.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 178 species

09/05/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Common Wainscot 1 [NFY]
Brimstone Moth 1
Buff-tip 1
Chinese Character 1
Common Pug 1
Common Swift 1
Garden Carpet 1
Grey Dagger 1
Muslin Moth 3
Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 3
Treble Lines 2

Micro Moths

Aethes smeathmanniana 1 [NFY]
Cacoecimorpha pronubana 1 [NFY] (Daytime)
Eudonia angustea 1 [NFY]
Monopis laevigella 1 [NFY]
Nemapogon cloacella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Alucita hexadactyla 1 (netted)
Cameraria ohridella 1 (netted)
Cochylis dubitana 2 (netted)
Elachista argentella 1
Emmetia marginea 1 (netted)
Epiphyas postvittana 1 (netted)
Nemapogon granella 2 (netted)
Platyedra subcinerea 1
Scrobipalpa ocellatella 1

Nemapogon granella

Aethes smeathmanniana

Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Common Wainscot

Elachista argentella

Monopis laevigella

Nemapogon cloacella


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:55

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