Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata

Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....Grade 2 listed in Nottinghamshire and a moth which is largely restricted to the Carrlands in the very north of the county. Known sites are Misson Carr, Misterton Soss and from the Idle Valley NR, where the worn moth in the lower two photographs was caught by Phil Cadman and Ian Hunt 2014.
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Photographed at Misson Carr July 2024

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Photographed at Lound GP July 2014

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Lound Moth Group. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2017). Martin Gray. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2018). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2019). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2020). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2021). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022). J.T. Radford. Graham Beeley. David Atkinson.

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Updated March 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Lesser Cream Wave