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

Friday, 10 July 2026

Mostly Macros

Sunday night was a little breezier here, although despite the clear skies it still remained above 17 degrees, quite remarkable really.

Around 50 species, a slight drop probably due to the wind.

Bordered Sallow was new for the garden, a worn specimen sadly but good to tick off. 

Records are continuing to be broken, with both Copper Underwing and Least Yellow Underwing 2 weeks early. 

Sadly one of the new species for the year was dead in a spiders web! An August Thorn, my one a year and it was all wrapped up ready for a meal. 

Pediasia contaminella was the sole new micro moth species, in its distinctive head-down pose. 
 
Lots of catches to catch up on!
 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 582 species 
 
05/07/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths
  
August Thorn 1 [NFY]
Bordered Sallow 1 [NFG] 
Copper Underwing 1 [NFY]
Fen Wainscot 2 [NFY] 
Least Yellow Underwing 1 [NFY]
 
Micro Moths

Pediasia contaminella 1 [NFY]
 
August Thorn :(

Bordered Sallow

Copper Underwing

Fen Wainscot

Least Yellow Underwing

Pediasia contaminella

 

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 13:52