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, 16 August 2026

A couple of new micros

Another busy trap on Wednesday night and with temperatures remaining above 18 degrees, the trapping area was a hive of activity.
Species are fining down now quite a bit, with multiples of several common species making up the bulk, and the micro species out-weighing the macros by 3 to 1.
The drought continues sadly, certainly at this point it is rather noticeable for certain species that should be regular or already appearing this time of year.
 
Two new micros was all I could summon, a knackered Bactra species and only my 2nd garden record of Mompha propinquella.
 
A second brood and possibly my latest record of Notocelia trimaculana was noteworthy. 
 
Only 22 species to level with my all time yearly best of 675 species.
 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 653 species 
 
12/08/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Micro Moths

Bactra sp 1 [NFY]
Mompha propinquella 1 [NFY] 
 
Notocelia trimaculana

Agapeta zoegana

Bactra sp

Dark Spinach

Mompha propinquella

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 07:59