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, 17 September 2025

The very 'Old' Lady

The very 'Old' Lady

Yes she was rather battered, but a year tick all the same. 

Other interesting moths included three Ancylosis oblitella, a micro moth generally associated with coastlines, which is having a good year with dispersal.

Scrobipalpa ocellatella have quietened down now, with just 5 or 6 per night, they too have had a very good year dispersing northwards. 

Besides the Old Lady being new, there were 3 other new ones, all macro moths, two Frosted Oranges (one fresh and one worn), a super Large Wainscot, and I finally got a Scarce Bordered Straw after nearly everyone else had got one.

Not bad at all. 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 635 species

06/09/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths 
 
Frosted Orange 2 [NFY]
Large Wainscot 1 [NFY] 
Old Lady 1 [NFY]
Scarce Bordered Straw 1 [NFY]

Scarce Bordered Straw

Ancylosis oblitella

Ancylosis oblitella

Frosted Orange

Frosted Oranges

Large Wainscot

Old Lady

Ruby Tiger


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:49