{"id":4759,"date":"2010-06-03T08:51:25","date_gmt":"2010-06-03T07:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4759"},"modified":"2010-06-05T08:36:31","modified_gmt":"2010-06-05T07:36:31","slug":"ceredigion-moths-best-catch-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/06\/ceredigion-moths-best-catch-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceredigion Moths &#8211; Best Catch Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everything looked good for the moth trap last night, so I put it out with high hopes of a good catch. I put it a few metres away from the normal spot, next to a flowering lilac and <em>Ceanothus<\/em> and then spent some time sat out there as the light faded. There were plenty of moths about at dusk and one or two entered the trap. By the morning there was a whole trapful to go through. 98 moths, 37 different species, and 12 new to me.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1x Puss Moth<\/li>\n<li>1x Fox Moth<\/li>\n<li>8x Purple Bar<\/li>\n<li>11x Heart and Dart<\/li>\n<li>1x Eyed Hawkmoth<\/li>\n<li>4x Elephant Hawkmoth*<\/li>\n<li>5x Hebrew Character<\/li>\n<li>3x Brindled Pug<\/li>\n<li>3x Treble Lines<\/li>\n<li>3x Common Pug<\/li>\n<li>3x Garden Carpet<\/li>\n<li>4x Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet<\/li>\n<li>1x Poplar Hawkmoth*<\/li>\n<li>1x Pale Tussock*<\/li>\n<li>1x Large Yellow Underwing<\/li>\n<li>1x Middle Barred Minor*<\/li>\n<li>2x Sallow Kitten<\/li>\n<li>3x Green Carpet*<\/li>\n<li>1x Wormwood Pug*<\/li>\n<li>1x Bright-line Brown-eye<\/li>\n<li>2x White Ermine*<\/li>\n<li>14x Small Square-spot<\/li>\n<li>2x Rustic Shoulder Knot<\/li>\n<li>1x Gold Spot<\/li>\n<li>6x Flame Shoulder<\/li>\n<li>1x Alder Moth*<\/li>\n<li>2x Common Marbled Carpet<\/li>\n<li>1x Silver-ground Carpet*<\/li>\n<li>2x Shears<\/li>\n<li>1x Brown Rustic<\/li>\n<li>4x Silver Y<\/li>\n<li>1x Common Swift<\/li>\n<li>1x Small Magpie<\/li>\n<li>1x <em>Oligia sp.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>1x Common Carpet<\/li>\n<li>1x Foxglove Pug*<\/li>\n<li>1x Narrow-winged Pug<em>*<br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Phew! Here are the species that are new garden records.<\/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-4759 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\/06\/Cloaked_Pug.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cloaked_Pug-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Foxglove Pug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cloaked_Pug-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cloaked_Pug-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Cloaked_Pug.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-1-4764'>\n\t\t\t\tFoxglove 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\/06\/Currant_Pug.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Currant_Pug-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Wormwood Pug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Currant_Pug-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Currant_Pug-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Currant_Pug.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-1-4765'>\n\t\t\t\tWormwood 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\/06\/IMG_5828.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_5828-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Narrow-winged Pug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_5828-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_5828-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/IMG_5828.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-1-4766'>\n\t\t\t\tNarrow-winged 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\/06\/Alder-Moth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Alder-Moth-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Alder Moth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Alder-Moth-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Alder-Moth-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Alder-Moth.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-1-4767'>\n\t\t\t\tAlder Moth\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\/06\/Green-Carpet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Green-Carpet-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Green Carpet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Green-Carpet-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Green-Carpet-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Green-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-1-4768'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen 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\/06\/Middle-Barred-Minor.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Middle-Barred-Minor-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Middle-barred Minor\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Middle-Barred-Minor-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Middle-Barred-Minor-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Middle-Barred-Minor.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-1-4769'>\n\t\t\t\tMiddle-barred Minor\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\/06\/Silver-Ground-Carpet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Silver-Ground-Carpet-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Silver-ground Carpet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Silver-Ground-Carpet-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Silver-Ground-Carpet-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Silver-Ground-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-1-4770'>\n\t\t\t\tSilver-ground 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\/06\/White-Ermine.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/White-Ermine-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White Ermine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/White-Ermine-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/White-Ermine-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/White-Ermine.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-1-4771'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Ermine\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\/06\/Bright-line-Brown-eye.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bright-line-Brown-eye-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bright-line Brown-eye\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bright-line-Brown-eye-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bright-line-Brown-eye-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Bright-line-Brown-eye.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-1-4772'>\n\t\t\t\tBright-line Brown-eye\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\/06\/Elephant-Hawkmoth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Elephant-Hawkmoth-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Elephant Hawkmoth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Elephant-Hawkmoth-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Elephant-Hawkmoth-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Elephant-Hawkmoth.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-1-4773'>\n\t\t\t\tElephant Hawkmoth\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\/06\/Pale-Tussock.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pale Tussock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock.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-1-4774'>\n\t\t\t\tPale Tussock\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\/06\/Pale-Tussock2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock2-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pale Tussock\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock2-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock2-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Pale-Tussock2.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-1-4775'>\n\t\t\t\tPale Tussock\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\/06\/poplar_hawkmoth.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/poplar_hawkmoth-120x79.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Poplar Hawkmoth\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/poplar_hawkmoth-120x79.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/poplar_hawkmoth-400x265.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/poplar_hawkmoth.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-1-4776'>\n\t\t\t\tPoplar Hawkmoth\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everything looked good for the moth trap last night, so I put it out with high hopes of a good catch. I put it a few metres away from the normal spot, next to a flowering lilac and Ceanothus and then spent some time sat out there as the light faded. There were plenty of&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1312,"featured_media":4764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6],"tags":[309,1515],"class_list":["post-4759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature","tag-ceredigion","tag-moth-trapping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ceredigion Moths - Best Catch Yet - A Simple Life of Luxury<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/06\/ceredigion-moths-best-catch-yet\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ceredigion Moths - Best Catch Yet - A Simple Life of Luxury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everything looked good for the moth trap last night, so I put it out with high hopes of a good catch. 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