Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus

Mottled Rustic *Caradrina morpheus* (Hufnagel, 1766)
Status .... Quite widespread across Nottinghamshire, but this does not seem to be a commonly trapped moth. Our thanks go to Ian Hunt and Phil Cadman for letting us photograph the moth in the lower two photographs, trapped by members of the Lound Moth Group.
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Photographed at Market Warsop May 2018

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Photographed at Lound GP May 2014

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. Graham Beeley. Nottingham City Council. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Phil Cadman. Sean Tobin. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Martin Gray. NBGRC. Steven Chick. Steven Chick. MelanieNewman and Mike Hyatt. Tom Shields. Andy Adcock. Brain Wetton. Graham Birkett. Ian Ellis.

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Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Mottled Rustic