{"id":1841,"date":"2015-06-13T16:23:27","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T15:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting.schoolsays.co.uk\/~strettonhandley\/wildlife\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2015-06-13T16:28:17","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T15:28:17","slug":"moth-trapping-june-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/moth-trapping-june-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Moth Trapping June 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1855\" style=\"width: 341px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/woodpecker_moths.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1855\" class=\" wp-image-1855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/woodpecker_moths-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Show and tell\" width=\"331\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/woodpecker_moths-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/woodpecker_moths-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/woodpecker_moths-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/woodpecker_moths.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1855\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Show and tell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The moth trap was set up by the bird hide on the evenings of 10th and 11th June and emptied the following mornings by Year 2 and Year 3. The children photographed and recorded the moths caught and uploaded photos to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispotnature.org\/projects\/stretton-handley-c-of-e-primary-school--biodiversity\" target=\"_blank\">ispot account<\/a> for help with identifications.<\/p>\n<p>Having caught the moths in small pots, they showed them to the rest of Woodpecker Class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\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: 25%;\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-1841 gallery-columns-4 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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1049_silvergroundcarpet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1049_silvergroundcarpet-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Silver-ground Carpet\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1845\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1845'>\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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1057_scallopedhazel.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1057_scallopedhazel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Scalloped Hazel\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1846\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1846'>\n\t\t\t\tScalloped Hazel\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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1077_mottledpug.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1077_mottledpug-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mottled Pug\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1847\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1847'>\n\t\t\t\tMottled 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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1106_ingrailedclay.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1106_ingrailedclay-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ingrailed Clay\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1848\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1848'>\n\t\t\t\tIngrailed Clay\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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1099_dark_grey_dagger.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1099_dark_grey_dagger-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dark\/Grey Dagger\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1849\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1849'>\n\t\t\t\tDark\/Grey Dagger\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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1104_buffermine.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1104_buffermine-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Buff Ermine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1850\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1850'>\n\t\t\t\tBuff 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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1100_beautifulgoldeny.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1100_beautifulgoldeny-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Beautiful Golden Y\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1851\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1851'>\n\t\t\t\tBeautiful Golden Y\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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1054_whiteermine.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1054_whiteermine-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"White Ermine\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1844\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1844'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Ermine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Trap set 10\/06\/15<\/strong>: 1 White Ermine, 1 Ingrailed Clay, 1 Scalloped Hazel, 2 Mottled Pug, 1 Silver-ground Carpet, 1 Heart and Dart.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day flying moth on the herb garden 11\/06\/15<\/strong>: Small Purple and Gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trap set 11\/06\/15<\/strong>: 1 Dark\/Grey Dagger, 1 Beautiful Golden Y, 2 Ingrailed Clay, 1 White Ermine, 2 Buff Ermine.<\/p>\n<p>On the first night, the moth trap light also attracted\u00a0three enormous Common Cockchafers (also known as May bug, Spang beetle or the Billy witch) with large orange fan-like antennae. The male antennae have seven &#8216;leaves&#8217; while the female has only six. Everyone squealed (except Mrs Mahadevan) when one took flight over a nearby tree! Have a look on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buglife.org.uk\/bugs-and-habitats\/common-cockchafer\" target=\"_blank\">buglife.org.uk website<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .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-2' class='gallery galleryid-1841 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1064_cockchafer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1064_cockchafer-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Male Common Cockchafer\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1064_cockchafer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1064_cockchafer-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1064_cockchafer-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1064_cockchafer.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1853'>\n\t\t\t\tMale Common Cockchafer\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.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1066_cockchafer.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1066_cockchafer-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ready for take off!\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1066_cockchafer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1066_cockchafer-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1066_cockchafer-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1066_cockchafer.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1854'>\n\t\t\t\tReady for take off!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The number of moths on the wing should increase rapidly over the next few weeks so we hope to have the trap out again soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The moth trap was set up by the bird hide on the evenings of 10th and 11th June and emptied the following mornings by Year 2 and Year 3. The children photographed and recorded the moths caught and uploaded photos &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/moth-trapping-june-2015\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,14,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eco-schools","category-moth-trapping","category-survey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1841"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1862,"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1841\/revisions\/1862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.strettonhandley.derbyshire.sch.uk\/wildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}