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, 29 August 2025

Worth it for a new garden moth

Worth it for a new garden moth 
 
Temperatures cooled down somewhat at the start of last week, with temperatures back to average around the low to mid-20's.
Nights were still very humid and with lows of 15 degrees, good moth activity was still prevalent with the common species.
The new species for the garden was a macro moth, and one i've taken a few times before in Essex, and more recently in nearby Norfolk, a stunning looking moth and my specimen was extremely fresh too, it being exactly a month ago since my last new macro moth (Jersey Mocha).
 
There was just one more new species for the year, it was a Bactra species, most probably lancealana.
 
Returning species included another Acrobasis tumidana (the 4th this year), a stunning Eyed Hawk-moth, and a rare moth for me these days, a single Flame. 
 
More catches to write up soon! 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 617 species

19/08/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Dark Spinach 1 [NFG]

Micro Moths

Bactra sp 1 [NFY]

Flame

Acrobasis tumidana

Bactra sp

Dark Spinach

Eyed Hawk-moth


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:41