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, 25 September 2026

A warm if a bit breezy night

Tuesday night saw the towel removed from the top of the trap, egg trays placed around the base, and the plug firmly seated into the outdoor socket.

All was set for a decent night, and indeed it was!

With lows of 17 degrees, it wasn't so much a busy night, but there were plenty of expected species in good numbers and several new for year species as well. 

Migrants were also very welcome, with 2 each a piece of Vestal and Crocidosema plebejana, the latter only the 2nd and 3rd for the garden, in fact all 3 were from this year.

Dewick's Plusia was back after a few months holiday, and there were 3 interesting Coleophora potted up for further investigation.

Edging ever closer to the 700 species for the year mark! 

 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 695 species 
 
22/09/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Barred Sallow 1 [NFY]
Black Rustic 1 [NFY] 
Pine Carpet 1 [NFY] 
Dewick's Plusia 1
Vestal 2 

Macro Moths

Coleophora sp 3 (tbc) 
Crocidosema plebejana 2
 
Vestal

Barred Sallow

Black Rustic

Coleophora sp

Crocidosema plebejana

Dewick's Plusia

Pine Carpet


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 21:12