Lappet Gastropacha quercifolia (Linnaeus,
1767)  |
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.....A former resident, but was always something of a
rarity in the county. It appears to have long since died out in
Nottinghamshire, thought to be sometime
before the end of the 1980's. The last record was from Cropwell Butler in 1982 (Marchant, M.)
and there was a reported post-1990 record,
although that lacked supporting evidence to be accepted by the county recorder.
However, there has been a much more recent record when one was attracted
to light at Misterton Soss in August 2021
(Wood, N.). |
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| Captive reared adult male,
photographed April 2020 |
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Early stages |
| 3rd-instar
larva (pre-hibernation), photographed October 2018 |
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4th-instar larva (post-hibernation), photographed April 2024 |
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| Full
grown larva, photographed in captivity April 2020 |
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