Wall Brown
Lasiommata
megera (Linnaeus, 1767)  |
Status
.....Not including occasional sightings likely to be a
result of possible reintroductions, the Wall Brown represents Nottinghamshire's most threatened and endangered butterfly
and has been regarded as extinct in the county for a number of years. Today, the Wall Brown has
nationally contracted its range towards coastal areas and
is on the point of extinction as a breeding butterfly in
Nottinghamshire, with just five records from five
different sites since 2012 and no records reported to the
county recorder in either 2013 or 2017.
The site of the former
Calverton Colliery and the neighbouring woodland of
Watchwood, were the last sites in Nottinghamshire where
it last occurred with any regularity, but the Wall Brown
has not been seen there since 2009. Other regular sites
and the years when it was last seen include Colwick
Country Park in 2000, Bingham Linear Walk in 2006 and
Misson in 2012. |
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near Eakring village July 2003 |
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Ovae/eggs on Grass sp. Photographed June 2024. |
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Ovae/eggs, just prior to hatching. Photographed June 2024. |
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Newly hatched larva and unhatched ova/egg. Photographed July 2024. |
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1st-instar larva on Cock's-foot Grass Dactylis glomerata. Photographed July 1st 2024. |
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2nd-instar larva on Cock's-foot Grass Dactylis glomerata.
Photographed July 7th 2024. |
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3rd-instar larva on Cock's-foot Grass Dactylis glomerata.
Photographed July 11th 2024. |
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