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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.

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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.

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Tuesday, 13 November 2012

Garden Trap 12-11-12 - Stevenage, Hertfordshire

It's my Birthday! and to celebrate I went for a meal. I have also have had a terrible cold over the last 3 days and so getting up this morning was not a good idea! back to bed for me.

In the trap this morning were just 6 moths, not a great deal but did get garden firsts of December Moth and Beaded Chestnut.

The Beaded Chestnut I thought I may not get this year, as it gets later and colder....but wait it seems to be getting a little warmer! so fingers crossed for some more. 

 

Catch Report - 12-11-12 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths
2x December Moth [NFG]
1x Beaded Chestnut [NFG]
1x Satellite
  
Micro Moths   

2x Acleris sparsana


December Moth - Male & Female










Beaded Chestnut
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 08:21

2 comments:

  1. Trent Duval13 November 2012 at 19:19

    Happy Birthday Ben. Send some December Moths up the A1, they're a rarity at The Dells.
    In fact EVERYTHING is a rarity at the mo....

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  2. Bennyboymothman14 November 2012 at 09:49

    Haha, thanks Trent. Will do, they were quite common in a woodland in Suffolk last night. It's been a funny year.

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