Red-tipped Clearwing

Red-tipped Clearwing Synanthedon formicaeformis (Esper, 1783)
Status .....Formerly rare in Nottinghamshire, but is now increasing annually. There are numerous known sites, including Attenborough NR, Netherfield and the Idle Valley NR, which is where we found this one nectaring at Water Mint at the visitor centre.
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Photographed at the Idle Valley NR August 2014

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Lound Moth Group. Richard Rogers. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2013). Darren Matthews. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2017). Colin Bates. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2018). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2019). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2020). Jason and Lily Reece. Brian Wetton. Tom Shields. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2021). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022). J.T. Radford. David Shaw.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Red-tipped Clearwing