J.W. Carr in his book 'The Invertebrate Fauna of
Nottinghamshire. Nottingham: J.& H. Bell Ltd (1916)' made small
mention of this species with 'Sterland's further records of C.
sponsa and C. promissa, each taken 'once in Sherwood
Forest, may be dismissed as more than improbable'.
Based on the increase in records nationally (thought mostly to refer to
migrants from the continent) this was considered one of the most likely
species to turn up in the county at some point.
It had been increasingly recorded
along south-east coasts, but there were also a few records from south Midland
counties. Nottinghamshire's first records came in 2022,
when singles were attracted to lights operated at Misterton
(Lee, P.) on July 28th, at Cotgrave
Forest (Dulwich, P.) on August 13th, Market Warsop on August 15th
(Morton, D.) and Sherwood Forest on
August 26th (Hibbert, T.). In 2023,
there were follow-up records from
Misterton
(Lee, P.) on August 15th 2023 and from
Cotgrave Forest in 2024 (Dulwich, P.). |
