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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, 9 June 2025

Something fishy going on!

A typically average catch last Wednesday night (bar another cracking Goat Moth which is far from average for most people).

It was like deep sea mothing, with a duo of Sharks and a Lobster Moth! 
This is the first time i've ever taken two Sharks in one trap in a garden.
 
I nearly turned off at midnight as it felt cool under the clear skies, but glad I persevered.
 
The commonest moth of the night was the Elephant Hawk-moth, which continue to do well in recent nights.
 
Hoping the weather improves at night, as we drag in some much needed humidity. 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 307 species

04/06/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Lobster Moth 1 [NFY]
Shark 2 [NFY]
Brimstone Moth 1
Broad-barred White 1
Buff-tip 2
Buff Ermine 1
Cinnabar 1
Common Swift 2
Dark Arches 1
Elephant Hawk-moth 8
Goat Moth 1
Heart & Club 4
Heart & Dart 6
Iron Prominent 1
Large Nutmeg 2
Large Yellow Underwing 1
Light Brocade 1
Lychnis 1
Marbled Minor sp 5
Miller 1
Peppered Moth 1
Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
Shears 1
Swallow Prominent 1

Micro Moths

Aphomia sociella 3
Cydia fagiglandana 1
Epiphyas postvittana 2
Homoeosoma sinuella 1
Luquetia lobella 1
Myelois circumvoluta 1
Platyedra subcinerea 1
Scythropia crataegella 1


Lobster Moth

Part of the Catch

Shark 1

sHaRkS!



Shark 2

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:49

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