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

Saturday, 15 August 2026

3rd garden record of Pearly Underwing

A super Pearly Underwing took pride of place in Tuesday nights catch of well over 60 species of moth.

The last time I saw one was in 2022, where I caught two in the space of 3 weeks in the garden, so it was great to finally see one again.

And that was it for the new moths.

There were however some of quality moths including a nicely coloured Pyrausta despicata, Small Ranunculus and a 2nd brood of Yellow-barred Brindle, a little smaller than the May brood. 

 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 651 species 
 
11/08/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths

Pearly Underwing 1 [NFY]
 

Pearly Underwing

Phycitodes binaevella

Pyrausta despicata

Small Ranunculus

Yellow-barred Brindle

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:24