Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata

Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata (Hufnagel, 1767)
Status .....Fairly widespread over much of Nottinghamshire, although seems to be uncommon in the south-east of the county and along the Trent Valley. Never attracted to MV light in any numbers.
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Photographed at Market Warsop May 2019

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Photographed at Market Warsop August 2015

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Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP May 2010		Photographed at Lound Wood May 2008

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. Phil Lee. Sean Tobin. David Yates. Wil Heeney. NBGRC. Phil Cadman. Meg Skinner. Martin Gray. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Graham Birkett. Ian Ellis. Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Tom Shields. Graham Beeley. Brian Wetton. Ian Ellis. J.T. Radford. Neil Pinder. Jason Reece and Lily Reece. David Atkinson.

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 March 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Flame Carpet