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Ben Sale

@cambsmoths.bsky.social

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Recording moths regularly here in East Cambridgeshire, in my garden and in the local area. Occasionally venturing to Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire.

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

This Alder Kitten last night was without a doubt, the star of the catch last night, which featured 69 species. Not only is it new for the garden, but it's one I've never seen before. Fordham, East Cambs

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Moth trapping is dismal here in the East. Cool breezy nights are killing it. Thankfully a few bonus Caloptilia to the net at dusk on the patio. Caloptilia rufipennella & almost certainly Caloptilia falconipennella both new for the year and brings me upto 36sp for 2025. #mothsmatter #teammoth

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

A cracking catch last night in my garden here in East Cambs. 63 Moths of 19 species with 7 new faces. Best of the catch were Herald, both Chestnuts, Acleris kochiella and Mompha epilobiella. Garden species at 32 for the year. #teammoth #mothsmatter

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Moths are back here in my garden. 6 new species these past few warm nights gets me upto 14sp for 2025 now. Fordham, East Cambs.

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

A few bonus Acleris species from Wednesday. A ferrugana/notana from the garden trap and a cristana disturbed at work whilst hedge cutting. 6 species for 2025 now. Fordham, East Cambs #teammoth #mothsmatter

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Cheetah eye quick draw from this morning, whilst my son drew his usual mario bits and pieces. He's only 6!

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

2nd window of opportunity for the garden moth trap. 2 moths on Tuesday night & 1 last night. Super slim pickings sadly. But 2/3rds of the catch were newbies, as is expected in January! 5 species for 2025 now. Fordham, East Cambs #teammoth #mothsmatter

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

And so it begins. The 2025 list starts with a single Winter Moth attracted to my actinic light. Mild at 12c but quite breezy sadly. Fordham, East Cambs. #teammoth #Moths

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

A new Oemospila species from Malaysia recently described by French Coleopterist Philippe Jacquot. The paratype of which resides in my collection, and only known from a couple of specimens.

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Moth traps on location this year. Stiffkey Marsh and Cranwich Camp (both in Norfolk) were new sites for me this year. The third photo is from a wet woodland site I regularly trap at in the far east of Cambridgeshire.

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

It's been a while but here are my best Moths of 2024, both in the garden, locally and from further afield. 70 new species made it on the garden list, as it pushes towards 900sp. Detailed info on my blog www.flyinginfordham.co.uk/2024/12/best... #moths #mothsmatter

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Black-spotted Chestnut from a couple of weeks ago, a rather localised and lovely looking species with the most bizarre distribution that makes no sense. Fordham, East Cambs. #teammoth

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A quartet of tiny brown jobs, aka the Light Brown Apple Moth or LBAM or if you fancy latin, Epiphyas postvittana. There were 8 found in and around my trap on the 16th of November, an extremely good year for them here in East Cambs. These were all males.

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Ben Sale @cambsmoths.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A fluffy male December Moth from my garden on Friday night. Trap put away during the current cold spell.

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