71.005 .... B&F 1997
Sallow Kitten Furcula furcula (Clerck, 1759)
Status .....Recorded from Eakring for the first time in 2007 and quite widespread in much of Nottinghamshire. Adult Sallow Kitten is difficult to separate from Poplar Kitten.
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Reared ex larva, Warsop Main Pit Top July 2006
 
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Early stages                            
Half-grown larva. Photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top June 2006   Half-grown larva. Photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top June 2006
 
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Full-grown larva. Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter October 2022.
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Sallow Kitten
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Colin Watkin. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. David Hursthouse. Phil Lee. Sean Tobin. Tim Sexton. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Phil Cadman. NBGRC. Martin Gray. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Graham Birkett. Charles Cannon. Caron Stubbs (Ransom Wood Moth Trapping Results 2010-2013). Tom Shields. Ian Ellis. Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Brian Wetton. J.T. Radford.

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Updated January 2024
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