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

Sunday, 14 September 2025

Big 'ole Girl

On the 4th of September, the trend was still low numbers of species and moths, but still the odd good moth to brighten an otherwise dull night.

The first Clifden Nonpareil or Blue Underwing, was nice to see. A quick night time shot as I don't have many pots that fit them in (plus they go bananas I find once they are potted).

By the morning a tiny dark micro was potted up and observed. It was to be another new for the year species, Acleris rhombana, a moth that didn't feature in the 2024 line-up.

An Angle Shades was most welcome and not seen for several months. 

The weather continued to get more unsettled as we headed towards mid-September, with some warmish days, but cool, clear and windy nights.  

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 631 species

04/09/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths 
 
Clifden Nonpareil 1 [NFY]
 
Micro Moths 
 
Acleris rhombana 1 [NFY]
 
Clifden Nonpareil

Acleris rhombana

Angle Shades

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 21:42