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, 19 April 2026

Below average temperatures

April has been fairly unremarkable so far this year in terms of the weather, maybe we've been spoilt too much in previous years?
Day-time temperatures have been around average for the time of year, but there have been plenty of days inbetween that have been below average.
Night times are now as low as 3 degrees, cold enough for a light frost. 

1 new species was added to the year list last night, the smart Coronet.

Runner-up prize went to the second Pale Pinion of the year, a nice dark-marked specimen. 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 91 species

18/04/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths 

Coronet 1 [NFY]
Brimstone Moth 2
Clouded Drab 2
Common Quaker 2
Double-striped Pug 2
Frosted Green 1
Muslin Moth 7
Oak-tree Pug 2
Pale Pinion 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
Swallow Prominent 1

Micro Moths 

Epiphyas postvittana 2
 
Pale Pinion

Coronet

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 16:02