Pammene
aurana (Fabricius,
1775)  |
| Status
.....This moth has a scattered
Nottinghamshire distribution, but should occur more widely than is
showed on the distribution map below. It is certainly common,
being found widely in suitable habitat at the
Idle Valley NR and throughout the wider Sherwood Forest area. Adults are commonly
seen nectaring on
the flowers of Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium growing along woodland rides.
Eggs are laid at regular intervals by the female, as she works her way
up a stem of Hogweed. |
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| Photographed
at Nettleworth Manor June 2015 |
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Early stages |
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Ovae/eggs are laid at regular intervals by the female, working her way
up a thinner Hogweed stem. Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter June
2024. |
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