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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.

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.

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Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

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Tuesday, 18 March 2014

That's not a Common Quaker!

Another splendid catch of 46 moths, the highest so far in one night for the garden. 
Both Hebrew Character (16) and Common Quaker (21) dominated the catch this morning, with a smattering of the other usual spring-time species
Highlight of the mornings foraging was a garden first Lead-coloured Drab which immediately stood out again from the last time I was catching them, over 2 years ago on the farm!


All moths will be released from last night and the previous night and I shall have a break tonight.


 Catch Report - 17/03/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

1x Lead-coloured Drab [NFG]
16x Hebrew Character
21x Common Quaker
1x March Moth
3x Small Quaker
2x Clouded Drab

Micro Moths

2x Agonopterix heracliana 

Lead-coloured Drab


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 06:53

3 comments:

  1. Broom Birder20 March 2014 at 09:52

    Ben- you bet me to it! I didn't get LCD last year- feeling a bit more hopeful this year. Still no Dotted Border either.

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  2. Billy Dykes21 March 2014 at 19:00

    Nice LCD- still waiting for my first. This will the year, I've got a good feeling about it...

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  3. Bennyboymothman22 March 2014 at 09:16

    Hi Matt, Dotted Border is nearly over..I hope you get one. Thanks Bill, lets hope it is a great year for moths.

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