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

Sunday, 27 September 2026

Very quiet and cool

Late moths continue with Small Dusty Waves turning up last night and a Nutmeg, but very quiet otherwise and less than 10 moths up until 11pm, which prompted me to switch the trap off.

Best moth was a rarely seen female Wax Moth. I record loads of the males, but females always feel a bit more special, and chunkier too!

I was asked a few years back to provide several photo for the then, upcoming Pyralid and Crambid Moths of the British Isles. One species that was required was a female Wax Moth, luckily in the archives, I did manage to source one for inclusion.

Two cooler nights coming up so might not bother.

Tuesday night looks promising though. 

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

Micro Moths

Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) 1 Female
 


 
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 14:47