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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.

If you have any questions or enquiries then please feel free to email me
Contact Email : bensale@rocketmail.com

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Monday, 27 August 2018

Garden Catch 24/06/18 - Flying-high in June?!?

Still in June (just) and certainly with July just around the corner, the bonny July High-flyer turned up with two cracking examples.
I'm always excited with seeing new forms and I got a July Highflyer that i've never seen quite like before, really dark green and light green with orangey/grey highlights, the photo really doesn't do it justice in the poor light that I had to photograph it.

A further 6 new species were added to the garden year list.

Garden species count for 2018 now upto 267.

Here are the new for year species.

Catch Report - 24/06/18 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 250w Clear MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

July Highflyer 2
Scarce Footman
Short-cloaked Moth
Small Blood-vein

Micro Moths

Euzophera pinguis
Pandemis heparana
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana

July Highflyer


Pandemis heparana

Scarce Footman

Short-cloaked Moth

Small Blood-vein


Posted by Bennyboymothman at 08:02

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