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

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Saturday, 27 July 2019

Garden Catch 21/07/19

Another 4 year-listers were added on the 21st.
One of them was a bit more special gthan the other 3.. a huge Female Oak Eggar and a garden first made it even more pleasing.
It's one of those moths that is listed as common but for me, far from it.
I last saw one in 2012! 

 The weather continues to be very warm and settled and the moth species per evening seem to be at a steady 65.

Garden species count for 2019 now upto 348. 

 Catch Report - Back Garden - Stevenage - 250w Clear MV Robinson Trap

21/07/19

Macro Moths

Copper Underwing 1 [NFY]
Oak Eggar 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Helcystogramma rufescens 1 [NFY]
Paraswammerdamia albicapitella 1 [NFY]

Helcystogramma rufescens

Oak Eggar

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella
Posted by Bennyboymothman at 21:43

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