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Dewick's Plusia
Macdunnoughia confusa
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A once very rare migrant moth to Nottinghamshire, with the first county
record coming from Martin Gray's Broadholme garden in July 2022. But as
with a number of scarce resident/migrant moths, Dewick's Plusia has
undergone quite a change in fortunes of the past few years and 2023 saw
a number of records from across the county. At the time of writing (October 7th 2023) more records are being recorded, including different moths attracted to MV light at Market Warsop on October 1st and October 6th 2023, with three recorded at another Market Warsop site, to the Ni Moth lure on the latter date. |
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Early stages |
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| Newly hatched larva (from eggs laid by female trapped on 01/10/23) on Nettle Urtica dioica. Photographed at Market Warsop October 2023. | ||
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| 3rd-instar larva on Nettle Urtica dioica. Photographed at Market Warsop October 2023. | ||
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| 4th-instar larva on Nettle Urtica dioica. Photographed at Market Warsop October 2023. | ||
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| Final-instar larva on Nettle Urtica dioica. Photographed at Market Warsop October 2023. | ||
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| Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Dewick's Plusia |
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