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

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Dusky by night, misty by morning

A cold night and down to 9 degrees overnight, with a thick mist by the morning. 19 species was still above average for the time of year and conditions.

Best moth was a cracking Dusky-lemon Sallow, only the 4th garden record and generally a once a year moth here.

A Scarce Bordered Straw was nice to see as well having not seen one for a few weeks, and it had been over a month since I last saw a Plutella xylostella in the garden, normally a regular moth this time of year.

A couple of milder nights approaching so hopefully I can score some more nice species. 

 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 703 species 
 
03/10/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Dusky-lemon Sallow 1 [NFY]
Scarce Bordered Straw 1 
 
Micro Moths
 
Plutella xylostella 1 
 

Scarce Bordered Straw

Dusky-lemon Sallow

Posted by Bennyboymothman at 16:42