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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

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Warmer days but still lacking humidity

Warmer days but still lacking humidity

Well, that was sunday night. We certainly have some welcome humidity in charge now (or un-welcome humidity if you value your sleep).

Far too tired after a busy weekend to do a full count, so I just noted the new species and any ones that were kept for dissection.

Some lovely species turned up, including an Orange-tailed Clearwing to it's lure (AND) during the day time. Lures have had a drought period in my garden lately so it was nice to break the spell!

Patio netting wasn't that profitable with no new species, quite often the case now as I just record the same species again and again.

Moths of the night included the uncommon Flame Carpet (2nd for the year), and a well marked Ancylis achatana. 

Some cloud at night would be most welcome, but they are all clear skies recently.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 318 species

08/06/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Blue-bordered Carpet 1 [NFY]
Common Footman 1 [NFY]
Orange-tailed Clearwing 1 [NFY] (to AND Lure)
Pale Oak Beauty 1 [NFY]
Flame Carpet 1

Micro Moths 

Ancylis achatana 2 [NFY]
Tinea semifulvella 1 [NFY]
Cnephasia sp 1 [TBC]

Tinea semifulvella

Ancylis achatana

Blue-bordered Carpet

Cnephasia sp

Common Footman

Orange-tailed Clearwing

Pale Oak Beauty

 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:12

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