December Moth Poecilocampa populi

December Moth *Poecilocampa populi* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....Probably much more common than the latest distribution map would suggest. December Moth is certainly very common to MV light in the Sherwood Forest and Idle Valley areas and should turn up in most suburban areas, as we have records from the middle of Market Warsop.
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Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP November 2010

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Photographed at Lound Wood October 2006

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Early stages
Ovae/eggs, photographed at Clumber Park February 2024

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Newly hatched larva on Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, photographed March 18th 2024

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2nd-instar larva on Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, photographed March 25th 2024

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43rd-instar larva on Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, photographed April 5th 2024

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4th-instar larva on Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, photographed April 14th 2024

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. David Hursthouse. Sean Tobin. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Tim Sexton. Robert and Jill Carlyle. NBGRC. Martin Gray. Meg Skinner. Colin Watkin. Iain Leach and Kate Harte (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Steven Chick. Agnes Kiemel. Andy Adcock. Tom Shields.

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 December Moth