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Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808)
Status .....Normally an extremely rare migrant to Nottinghamshire, but following a huge influx into the UK in 2006, there were at least ten records. All but one of these occurred between September 6th (Keyworth) and 23rd (Lound Wood, Eakring), with other records from Red Hill at Eakring, Attenborough, Stanton-on-the-Wolds, Nuthall, Newark, West Bridgeford and multiple records from Broadholme.

It was then seven years before a single was recorded from Wellow Park on October 4th 2013
(Wright, S. and Osborne, J.) and then another wait before further records from Hollyside in 2017 and 2018. Four years later and something of another influx into Nottinghamshire with moths recorded at South Muskham, West Bridgford, Mansfield and Keyworth, with singles from Broadholme and South Muskham in 2023.

The most recent records are from East Bridgford, Newthorpe and Misterton in 2024, Broadholme, Misterton, South Muskham and Eakring in 2025.
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Photographed at Lound Wood September 2025
 
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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
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Scarce Bordered Straw
 
 
 
 
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). Ian Viles (per Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2023). Martin Kennewell. Neil Pinder. Phil Lee (per Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group).

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 August 2025

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