Early Grey Xylocampa areola (Esper, 1789)  |
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.....Quite common over much of
Nottinghamshire, but rare and only just about annually
occurring at Sherwood Forest, which is probably due to
lack of larval foodplant. Will occur at MV light traps
run in urban and suburban areas, and is probably more
widespread than the distribution map would indicate. Grateful thanks to
Nick and Samantha Brownley, who kindly provided the larva photographed
below. |
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at Sherwood Forest CP March 2011 |
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| Photographed
at Market Warsop April 2018 |
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Early stages |
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Final-instar larva on Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum,
photographed at Gamston Wood, May 2026. |
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