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

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Species keep adding up

Flagging behind again and trying to get back upto speed!
These are the new for year garden species from last Saturday, some lovely species including a fresh Green Silver-lines and Scorched Wing, and a slightly aberrant Dark Arches with the orbital stigmas and kidney marks merged.

Garden species count for 2018 now upto 128.

Here is last Saturday's new for year species.

Catch Report - 26/05/18 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 250w Clear MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

Dark Arches 1
Green Silver-lines 1
Mottled Pug 2
Large Nutmeg 2
Scorched Wing 1

Micro Moths 

Celypha lacunana 1
Crambus lathoniellus 1
Eudonia pallida 1

Celypha lacunana

Crambus lathoniellus

Dark Arches (with conjoined stigma & kidney marks)

Green Silver-lines

Scorched Wing

Large Nutmeg



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