Welcome

My Blog's aim is to promote and encourage others to participate in the wonderful hobby that is Moth-trapping.
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 never know what you might find when you open up that trap!
I hope to show what different species inhabit our Country by getting people aware of what is out there.
On this Blog you will find up-to-date records and pictures.
I run a trap regularly in my garden here in Hertfordshire and enjoy doing field trips to various localities within Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.

Please also check out the links in the sidebar to the right for other people's Blogs and informative Websites.

Thanks for looking & 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
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

Herts Recent Notables and Rarities Reported

Saturday, 12 September 2009

Catch Report - Friday 11th September 2009

Decided to just put the outside light on from 8-11pm and was rewarded by a new species for the Garden, a Brown-spot Pinion!
A superb looking Moth that closely resembles Beaded Chestnut and some forms of Lunar Underwing, there was no mistaking this example with it's very prominent 'brown marks'

Catch Report - Hatfield Broad Oak - Security Light


Brown-spot Pinion









Macro Moths

1x Brown-spot Pinion [NFG]
5x Lesser Yellow Underwing
2x Large Yellow Underwing
4x Square-spot Rustic

Micro Moths

2x Emmelina monodactyla
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 23:05

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