{"id":363,"date":"2022-06-01T08:27:25","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T08:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/?page_id=363"},"modified":"2026-04-04T12:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T12:38:37","slug":"species-lists-moths","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/species-lists-moths\/","title":{"rendered":"Species Lists: Moths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To date a remarkable 1,287 species of moth have been recorded at Sandwich Bay! A truly incredible diversity due to the unique location and habitat of the area. We have a number of rare species as well as some very interesting migrant individuals. The attachment below gives a complete list of all of the species recorded with additional information about each species until the last day of 2024.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/sbbot.org.uk\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/Moth-Report-2024-complete.pdf\">Moth List 2024 (click to view)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Below is a small selection of photographs taken of moths at the bay.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1868\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Brimstone-May09-IPH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1868\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Brimstone-May09-IPH-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Brimstone by Ian Hodgson\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brimstone by Ian Hodgson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1869\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1869\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Cream-spot-Tiger-June09-IPH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1869 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Cream-spot-Tiger-June09-IPH-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Cream-spot Tiger by Ian Hodgson\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1869\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cream-spot Tiger by Ian Hodgson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1867\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1867\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Blood-vein-May09-IPH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1867 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Blood-vein-May09-IPH-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Blood-vein by Ian Hodgson\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1867\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blood-vein by Ian Hodgson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1871\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1871\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Scorched-Carpet-Apr10-IPH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1871 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Scorched-Carpet-Apr10-IPH-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"Scorched Carpet by Ian Hodgson\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1871\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scorched Carpet by Ian Hodgson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1678\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Merveille-du-Jour-Oct09-iPH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1678 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Merveille-du-Jour-Oct09-iPH-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Merveille du Jour by Ian Hodgson\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Merveille du Jour by Ian Hodgson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1676\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Oleander-Hawk-moth-May12-IPH.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1676 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Oleander-Hawk-moth-May12-IPH-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"Oleander Hawkmoth by Ian Hodgson\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oleander Hawkmoth by Ian Hodgson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1675\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandwichbaybirdobservatorytrust.org.uk\/sitefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Pebble-Prominent-Apr10-IIPH.jpg\"><img 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