{"id":1781,"date":"2012-12-21T13:56:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T17:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.bartlett.com\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2023-08-31T10:00:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T10:00:18","slug":"winter-moth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/winter-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Moth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1782\" title=\"Winter Moths in Dartmouth, Massachusetts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartlett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/winter_moths-851x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"770\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adult winter moths congregate at the front door of this property in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. 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