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!

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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, 11 September 2026

A good selection and some lovely micros

Last Sunday night saw a more expected amount of species, with 31 recorded overnight.

Catch is still dominated by Flounced Rustics and Straw Underwings, but others are starting to creep up again, namely Large Yellow Underwing and Square-spot Rustic. Also the first Lesser Yellow Underwings for a while and several Broad-bordered.

There were no new ones recorded, but it was good to get a second Apotomis lineana for the year, and a rather smart Acleris variegana.
A Silky Wainscot was getting on a bit and a good record. 
 
A couple of okish nights followed by a few cool windy and wet ones, a real mixed bag unfortunately! 
 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 681 species 
 
06/09/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Silky Wainscot

Macro Moths

Acleris variegana
Apotomis lineana
Ditula angustiorana
Parornix sp 
 
Silky Wainscot

Acleris variegana

Apotomis lineana

Ditula angustiorana

Parornix sp


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:56