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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.

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Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

My Latest Notables and Rarities

Sunday, 1 June 2025

A starter before the main course

A brief post about the moths on Thursday night, less species at around 45, but still it was nice to record some new species for the year, but things were about to get really good.

The most exciting thing was recording a further 3 Tinagma ocnerostomella, making it 4 over two nights, unbelievable.

The night was a little cooler and breezier but despite this, it was definitely worth running the trap.

Highlights were a garden first Coleophora laricella.
 
Sandy Carpet was pleasing seeing as I dipped on one last year.
 
Another visually identifiable Coleophora turned up, Coleophora albitarsella, and the first of many (usually dead by dawn) Acentria ephemerella, a sad little life of just one day in most cases of this strange water-born species.
The next day was set to be a warm day and night, it certainly went a bit mad as a result. 
 
New species only, listed below. 
 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 260 species

29/05/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Sandy Carpet 1 [NFY]    

Micro Moths

Acentria ephemerella 2 [NFY]
Coleophora albitarsella 1 [NFY]    
Coleophora laricella 1 [NFG]
Endothenia gentianaeana/marginana 1 [NFY]
Hedya nubiferana 1 [NFY]

Sandy Carpet

Acentria ephemerella

Coleophora albitarsella

Coleophora laricella

Endothenia gentianaeana/marginana

Hedya nubiferana


 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:24

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