Small
Ranunculus Hecatera dysodea ([Denis
& Schiffermüller], 1775)  |
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.....Small Ranunculus has recently
colonised Nottinghamshire, after previously becoming
extinct from the UK in the early 1900's, rapidly
spreading northwards over the past few years. The
Worksop specimen was kindly brought over to us for photographing by Phil Cadman of the
Lound Moth Group, who netted the moth while
nectaring on Valerian at Worksop in late June 2013. We
finally caught this moth ourselves in late July 2013,
when an adult was netted at Valerian in our Market Warsop
garden and it has become increasingly common since. There
was an unusual second brood in Autumn 2014. |
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| Photographed
at Market Warsop September 2014 |
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| Photographed
at Market Warsop June 2014 |
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| Photographed
at Worksop June 2013. |
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| Photographed
at Market Warsop July 2013 |
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Early stages |
| Probable
3rd instar larvae (9-10mm). Photographed on Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca
serriola) Boughton, July 2022 |
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| Near full
grown larvae. Photographed on Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca
serriola) at Market Warsop August 19th 2013 |
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