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

Friday, 6 June 2025

A duo of early June catches

Trying to catch up whilst we experience weather woes, but with much needed rain and looking ahead to warmer temperature next week.

Monday & Tuesday night featured smaller catch of between 25 and 45 species, but there were still a small selection of new faces present.

A mint early Common Emerald was a personal highlight, as was the smart Broad-barred White and the delicate Anania coronata. 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 305 species

02/06/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Fern 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Anania coronata 1 [NFY]
Coleophora sp 1 (TBC)

03/06/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Broad-barred White 1 [NFY]
Common Emerald 1 [NFY]
Mottled Rustic 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Tortrix viridana 1 [NFY]
 
Fern

Anania coronata

Coleophora sp

 
Mottled Rustic

Luquetia lobella

Common Emerald

Broad-barred White

Tortrix viridana

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 22:01