Wormwood Cucullia absinthii

Wormwood Cucullia absinthii (Linnaeus, 1761)
Status .....Rare, with just a handful of Nottinghamshire records in recent years. One of Nottinghamshire's more recent records came from the Idle Valley NR, when the individual photographed was trapped at MV light, by members of the Lound Moth Group in July 2014. Now almost annual in Nottinghamshire.
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Photographed at Lound GP July 2014

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Lound Moth Group. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). NBGRC. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Martin Gray. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2018). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2019). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2020). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2021). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022). J.T. Radford. Jason Reece and Lily Reece.

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Updated January 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Wormwood