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

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Nothing new, but some different species

At the end of August, things got quite slow and new species dropped off considerably.

Still, it was nice to see some returning summer species, back for another brood.

Yet another Palpita vitrealis was welcome.

The best thing to the trap wasn't a moth at all, but an incredible Wasp Spider. These Spiders I am familiar with when walking through unimproved grassland in Hertfordshire. What a beautiful creature! 

It wouldn't be too long before I saw some new species once more. 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 627 species

29/08/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 
Wasp Spider!

Beautiful Hook-tip

Lilac Beauty

Palpita vitrealis


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:50