Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera

Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
Status .....Very rare inland, but an annual migrant to the southern half of the UK. 2006 represented a big invasion year with a number of records occurring both nationally and in Nottinghamshire, but it has been assumed its very rare county status again since.
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Photographed at Red Hill September 10th 2006

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Photographed at Red Hill September 12th 2006

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Photographed at Lound Wood September 23rd 2006

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2013). Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Martin Gray. Martin Kennewell (via Facebook).Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022).

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Updated September 2023


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Scarce Bordered Straw