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

Thursday, 17 September 2026

Cooler and quieter

Not much going on here now, with catches sliding down to 30 to 40 moths of 20 species on cooler nights, and it has also been rather breezy.
Not feeling the vibes tonight so a welcome night off catching up on other bits and sleep!
 
A couple more catches from the past couple of nights.
 
Best were two new species for the year, Depressaria badiella & Large Wainscot. The former hasn't been seen for two years here, but Large Wainscot is a regular, sometimes with 15+ individuals in one night.
 
Only other bits of note were a season first freshly emerged Satellite (Which will go on to hibernate until Spring, if it survives the trials and tribulations ahead of it), and the third Scarce Bordered Straw of the year which is always a noteworthy species being far inland.
 
Warming up a bit next week, but night time temps still dipping a bit low. 
 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 690 species 
 
15/09/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Satellite 1
Scarce Bordered Straw 1 

Macro Moths

Depressaria badiella 1 [NFY]
 
 
16/09/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Large Wainscot 1 [NFY]
 
Large Wainscot

Satellite

Depressaria badiella

Scarce Bordered Straw

 
 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 20:31