Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis

Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis (Clerck, 1759)
Status .....Quite a common and widespread moth, although there appear to be few records from sites east of the Trent Valley. There have been fewer reports of this moth from across the county over the past few years and it appears to have declined to a degree. This may or may not be down to the variations in the local weather conditions.
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Photographed at Lound Wood July 2010

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Colin Watkin. Graham and Anona Finch. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Phil Lee. Sean Tobin. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Martin Gray. Mark Dennis (Colwick Park Bird Reports 1993-2001). Phil Cadman. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Robert and Jill Carlyle. Ian Hunt. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. NBGRC. Melanie Newman. Steven Chick. Graham Birkett. Tom Shields. Andy Adcock. David Shaw. Graham Beeley. J.T. Radford. Martin Kennewell. Neil Pinder. Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Christine Maxwell. Graham Beeley. David Atkinson.

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Updated March 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Mouse Moth