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, 26 September 2026

Twin Beaded

Not much to report recently.

Last night I did record the nearly all of the expected set of Noctua species which included Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing & Lunar Yellow Underwing.

Late moths included Beautiful Hook-tip, Wax Moth and several Brimstone Moths.

A north wind has hampered the catch, and lows of 10-13 degrees is sub-optimal for here. 

On Thursday night, a duo of Beaded Chestnut turned up, the 696th species for the year.

That is all for now. 

 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 696 species 
 
24/09/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Beaded Chestnut 2 [NFY]
 
Beaded Chestnut 1

Beaded Chestnut 2

 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 19:50