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

Monday, 13 October 2025

Green Theme

Saturday night the moth trap was switched on once more in the anticipation of catching some new moths.
 
It was a rather good night, with little wind and cloud cover once more, but because of the time of year it's still feeling a little chilly early morning.
 
Two stunning green species were observed before bedtime, a year first Merveille du Jour (always a treat) and two returning Red-green Carpets (the one photographed was particularly vibrant). 
 
A 2nd yearly record of Pink-barred Sallow was also worth mentioning, a scarce moth here.
 
The next few nights are still warm enough for some moth activity, so it's lights on! 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 656 species

11/10/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths 
 
Merveille du Jour 1 [NFY] 
 

Red-green Carpet

Merveille du Jour

Pink-barred Sallow

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:01