
| Insect news 2010 |
| Featuring news and sightings from Eakring and Sherwood Forest |
| In most cases, clicking on the photos will link to larger images |
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First Sherwood
record of Acleris logiana
since historical times On March 18th, an Acleris logiana was
trapped at MV light, during a trapping session at
Sherwood Forest CP, which was the first site record in
over a 100 years. Acleris logiana was formerly only known from Birch woodland Scotland, but has been recorded in recent years from sites in the south of the UK, where it was initially regarded as a migrant. We also recorded this attractive Tortix at Lound Wood Eakring, in August 2007, so it is very likely to be expanding it's range northwards. |
| An early Green Shieldbug A surprising find at Clipstone Old Quarter on February 25th, was an adult Green Shieldbug (the first Shieldbug of the year) found on the sheltered side of a fence post. The day was very mild, in comparison to most of the Winter. | |||
| First Sherwood
Coleoptera of 2010 A short walk on Budby South Forest after
most of the snow had melted on January 17th, produced two
species of Ground Beetle (Carabus problematicus and
Nebria brevicollis) and Pine, 7-spot and Striped
Ladybirds. Carabus problematicus is the least recorded of the two Violet Ground Beetles at Sherwood and was our first record personally. C. problematicus is perhaps best distinguished from C. violaceus by the more structured elytra, with raised areas forming distinct grooves at times. The Striped Ladybird was found at the end of the previous year's growth on a semi-mature Pine and was our first record of an over-wintering site for this species. |
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