{"id":4579,"date":"2010-05-20T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T12:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4579"},"modified":"2010-05-20T13:17:25","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T12:17:25","slug":"ceredigion-moths-a-busy-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/05\/ceredigion-moths-a-busy-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceredigion Moths &#8211; A Busy Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather looked perfect for putting the moth trap out last night, mild, still and a little cloudy. The temperature only dropped to 13.1\u00baC overnight and there was barely any wind. I put the trap out and sat out there with it for a bit listening to the bats squeaking as they flew past and watching moths fly around the trap.<\/p>\n<p>It did indeed turn out to be a good night and I&#8217;ve spent most of the morning going through the trap and trying to identify the moths I caught many of which were new to me. (Those marked * are new garden records). I still have a couple to ID but the list looks like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1x Hebrew Character<\/li>\n<li>10x Shuttle-shaped Dart<\/li>\n<li>1x Marbled Coronet*<\/li>\n<li>2x Brindled Pug<\/li>\n<li>2x Speckled Yellow*<\/li>\n<li>1x Pale Shoulder Brocade*<\/li>\n<li>2x Brown Silver-line*<\/li>\n<li>1x Common Carpet<\/li>\n<li>1x Twenty Plume Moth<\/li>\n<li>16x Flame Shoulder<\/li>\n<li>1x Campion*<\/li>\n<li>2x Purple Bar*<\/li>\n<li>3x Rustic Shoulder-knot*<\/li>\n<li>3x Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet*<\/li>\n<li>1x Common Pug*<\/li>\n<li>1x Powdered Quaker<\/li>\n<li>1x Setaceous Hebrew Character<\/li>\n<li>1x Streamer*<\/li>\n<li>1x V-Pug*<\/li>\n<li>1x Ruddy Highflyer*<\/li>\n<li>1x Small Square-spot<\/li>\n<li>1x Lychnis*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Phew&#8230;. I need more hours in the day to go through and record this lot!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the new ones<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4579 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Brown_Silver-line.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Brown_Silver-line-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Brown Silver-line\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Brown_Silver-line-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Brown_Silver-line-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Brown_Silver-line.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4580'>\n\t\t\t\tBrown Silver-line\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Campion.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Campion-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Campion\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Campion-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Campion-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Campion.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4581'>\n\t\t\t\tCampion\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Pug.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Pug-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Common Pug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Pug-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Pug-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Pug.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4582'>\n\t\t\t\tCommon Pug\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/marbled_coronet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/marbled_coronet-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Marbled Coronet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/marbled_coronet-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/marbled_coronet-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/marbled_coronet.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4584'>\n\t\t\t\tMarbled Coronet\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Pale-shoulder_Brocade.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Pale-shoulder_Brocade-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pale-shouldered Brocade\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Pale-shoulder_Brocade-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Pale-shoulder_Brocade-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Pale-shoulder_Brocade.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4585'>\n\t\t\t\tPale-shouldered Brocade\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Purple_Bar.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Purple_Bar-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Purple Bar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Purple_Bar-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Purple_Bar-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Purple_Bar.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4586'>\n\t\t\t\tPurple Bar\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rsutic_Shoulder-knot.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rsutic_Shoulder-knot-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rustic Shoulder-knot\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rsutic_Shoulder-knot-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rsutic_Shoulder-knot-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rsutic_Shoulder-knot.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4587'>\n\t\t\t\tRustic Shoulder-knot\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Ruddy_Highflyer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Ruddy_Highflyer-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ruddy Highflyer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Ruddy_Highflyer-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Ruddy_Highflyer-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Ruddy_Highflyer.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4588'>\n\t\t\t\tRuddy Highflyer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rusitc_Shouder-knot.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rusitc_Shouder-knot-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Rustic Shoulder-knot\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rusitc_Shouder-knot-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rusitc_Shouder-knot-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Rusitc_Shouder-knot.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4589'>\n\t\t\t\tRustic Shoulder-knot\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/speckled_yellow.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/speckled_yellow-120x81.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Speckled Yellow\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/speckled_yellow-120x81.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/speckled_yellow-400x270.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/speckled_yellow.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4590'>\n\t\t\t\tSpeckled Yellow\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Carpet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Carpet-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Common Carpet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Carpet-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Carpet-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Common_Carpet.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4591'>\n\t\t\t\tCommon Carpet\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/unknown.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/unknown-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Turnip Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/unknown-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/unknown-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/unknown.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4592'>\n\t\t\t\tTurnip Moth (Possibly)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/V-Pug.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/V-Pug-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"V-Pug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/V-Pug-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/V-Pug-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/V-Pug.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4593'>\n\t\t\t\tV-Pug\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lychnis.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lychnis-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Lychnis\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lychnis-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lychnis-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Lychnis.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4594'>\n\t\t\t\tLychnis\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Streamer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Streamer-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Streamer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Streamer-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Streamer-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Streamer.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4599'>\n\t\t\t\tStreamer\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dark-barred_Twin-spot_Carpet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dark-barred_Twin-spot_Carpet-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dark-barred Twin-Spot Carpet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dark-barred_Twin-spot_Carpet-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dark-barred_Twin-spot_Carpet-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Dark-barred_Twin-spot_Carpet.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4583'>\n\t\t\t\tDark-barred Twin-Spot Carpet\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Stats<\/h2>\n<h3>2010<\/h3>\n<p>Number of species: 52<\/p>\n<p>Moths: 441<\/p>\n<h3>All time<\/h3>\n<p>Number of species: 69<\/p>\n<p>Moths: 636<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather looked perfect for putting the moth trap out last night, mild, still and a little cloudy. The temperature only dropped to 13.1\u00baC overnight and there was barely any wind. 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