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Saturday 22nd<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three actinics in The Elms caught only two moths - a Pale<\/strong> Brindled<\/strong> Beauty<\/strong> and a Tortricoides alternella<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sunday 2nd<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has just not been suitable for the moth trap to be used until last night when the rain stayed away and the wind dropped.<\/p>\n

The trap on Sandown Road caught four moths - a Common Quaker<\/strong> and three Hebrew<\/strong> Characters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Three Hebrew Characters and a Common Quaker. I Hunter Feb 23 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday 22nd Three actinics in The Elms caught only two moths – a Pale Brindled Beauty and a Tortricoides alternella. Sunday 2nd It has just not been suitable for the moth trap to be used until last night when the rain stayed away and the wind dropped. 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