Convolvulus
Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus,
1758)  |
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.....A rare migrant to Nottinghamshire,
with scattered records across the south of the county.
There were
five Nottinghamshire records in 2003, which was notable nationally for
the best-ever influx of Convolvulus Hawk-moth, but 2022 proved to be an
even better year for this impressively large moth, with a number of
Nottinghamshire records involving adults recorded either at MV light, or
nectaring at Nicotiana sylvestris. Among the county's records
were two full-grown larvae found at Bramcote in September 2022. |
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| Adult reared ex-Bramcote larva,
photographed October 2022 |
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Newly hatched larva. Photographed August
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2nd instar larva. Photographed August 2022. |
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3rd instar larva. Photographed September
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4th instar larva. Photographed September
2022. |
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Full grown larva (dark form).
Photographed August 2020. |
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Full grown larva (green form). Photographed
September 2022. |
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Full grown larva on Bindweed. Photographed
at Bulcote September 7th 2022. |
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