73.182 .... B&F 2274
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia (Hufnagel, 1766) .... Formerly known as Xanthia icteritia
Status .....Fairly regular to MV at Sherwood Forest and the Idle Valley NR. Most of the Sallow moths (Xanthia, or formerly Xanthia species) are common in Nottinghamshire and with much the same range as each other. All seem to be commoner in woodlands north-east of Mansfield.
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Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP September 2010
 
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Photographed at Lound Wood September 2007
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Sallow
 
 
 
 
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. Netherfield Wildlife Group. David Hursthouse. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sean Tobin. Mark Dennis (Colwick Park Bird Reports 1993-2001). Tim Sexton. Dave Morton. Darren Matthews. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Phil Cadman. NBGRC. Martin Gray. Ian Blackmore-Allen Iain Leach and Kate Harte (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Graham Birkett. Tom Shields. Martin Kennewell. Neil Pinder.

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Updated January 2025
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