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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

Saturday, 14 June 2025

The day after

Tuesday night was a fairly warm day with highs of around 22 degrees, but it felt warmer in the prolonged spells of sunshine. 
The night was clear as a result and the moon was out, not ideal but it was still warm up until midnight.
 
A pair of Scorched Carpets were nearly 2 months late, as I usually see this towards the end of spring.
 
And the first of the box bush pests, Cydalima perspectalis (Box-tree Moth) was recorded a shade earlier than normal.
6 new ones keeps me ticking over nicely.
 
The subsequent nights went rather mad. 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 332 species

10/06/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths 

Common White Wave 1 [NFY]
Scorched Carpet 2 [NFY]
Smoky Wainscot 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Archips xylosteana 1 [NFY]
Cydalima perspectalis 1 [NFG] 
Notocelia uddmanniana 1 [NFY]

Smoky Wainscot

Common White Wave

Cydalima perspectalis

Euzophera pinguis

Notocelia uddmanniana

Scorched Carpet

 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:30

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