{"id":27950,"date":"2020-08-21T14:25:34","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T14:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/?p=27950"},"modified":"2025-01-10T11:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T11:32:51","slug":"moth-trap-20th-21st-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/moth-trap-20th-21st-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Moth Trap &#8211; 20th &#8211; 21st August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I ran a garden moth trap over night on 20th August 2020. Overnight wind and rain ruined what would otherwise have been a pretty good session.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The results are as follows in no particular order:-&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Willow Beauty 5; Brimstone Moth 8; Lime-speck Pug 2; Setaceous Hebrew Character 5; Large Yellow Underwing 27; Garden Carpet 2; Common Wainscot 7; <strong>Silver Y 12<\/strong>; Shuttle-shaped Dart 3; Green Carpet 1; Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 4; Lesser Yellow Underwing 4; Double-striped Pug 3; Flame Shoulder 5; Marbled Beauty 6; Dark Arches 1; Spectacle 1; Gold Spot 2; Dusky Thorn 2; Canary-shouldered Thorn 1; Square-sport Rustic 3; <strong>Dingy Footman<\/strong> 1; Mouse Moth 2; <strong>Brown Silver-line<\/strong> 1; <strong>Lesser Swallow Prominent<\/strong> 1; <strong>Centre-barred Sallow<\/strong> 1; Flounced Rustic 1; <em>Agriphila geniculea 12; Epiphyas postvittana (<\/em>Light-brown Apple Moth) 8; <em>Agriphila tristella 5; Agriphila straminella 3; Yponomeuta rorrella (Willow Ermine) 2; Crambus purlella 2; Pyrausta purpuralis<\/em> 1: 34 species \/ 144 moths<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8368-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8368-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8368-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8368-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8368-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8368-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8368.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8377-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8377-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8377-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8377-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8377-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8377-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Centre-barred-Sallow-6O3A8377.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Centre-barred Sallow<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Agriphila-geniculea-6O3A8456-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Agriphila-geniculea-6O3A8456-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Agriphila-geniculea-6O3A8456-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Agriphila-geniculea-6O3A8456-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Agriphila-geniculea-6O3A8456-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Agriphila-geniculea-6O3A8456-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Agriphila-geniculea-6O3A8456.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><em>Agriphila geniculea<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dusky-Thorn-6O3A8494-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dusky-Thorn-6O3A8494-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dusky-Thorn-6O3A8494-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dusky-Thorn-6O3A8494-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dusky-Thorn-6O3A8494-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dusky-Thorn-6O3A8494-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Dusky-Thorn-6O3A8494.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Dusky Thorn<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8554-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8554-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8554-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8554-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8554-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8554-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8554.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8558-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8558-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8558-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8558-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8558-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8558-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Flounced-Rustic-6O3A8558.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Flounced Rustic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-Carpet-6O3A8466-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-Carpet-6O3A8466-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-Carpet-6O3A8466-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-Carpet-6O3A8466-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-Carpet-6O3A8466-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-Carpet-6O3A8466-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Green-Carpet-6O3A8466.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>Green Carpet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8411-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8411-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8411-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8411-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8411-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8411-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8411.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8433-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8433-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8433-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8433-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8433-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8433-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Lesser-Swallow-Prominent-6O3A8433.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Lesser Swallow Prominent<\/strong>                                                                 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Square-spot-Rustic-6O3A8394-700x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Square-spot-Rustic-6O3A8394-700x438.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Square-spot-Rustic-6O3A8394-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Square-spot-Rustic-6O3A8394-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Square-spot-Rustic-6O3A8394-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Square-spot-Rustic-6O3A8394-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Square-spot-Rustic-6O3A8394.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Square-spot Rustic<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I ran a garden moth trap over night on 20th August 2020. Overnight wind and rain ruined what would otherwise have been a pretty good session. The results are as follows in no particular order:-&nbsp; Willow Beauty 5; Brimstone Moth 8; Lime-speck Pug 2; Setaceous Hebrew Character 5; Large Yellow Underwing 27; Garden Carpet 2; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[658,833,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-658","category-moths","category-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27950\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simplybirdsandmoths.co.uk\/sbam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}