Lunar
Marbled Brown Drymonia ruficornis (Hufnagel, 1766)  |
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.....Lunar Marbled Brown was once
classed a Grade 3 species in Nottinghamshire, but it has
become much more common in recent years. At Sherwood
Forest, it often comes to MV light in large numbers. |
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| Photographed
at Misson Carr April 2024 |
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at Clipstone Old Quarter April 2011 |
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Early stages |
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Eggs/ovae on Oak Quercus robur. Photographed
at Lound Wood April 2024. |
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1st-instar larvae on Oak Quercus robur. Photographed at Lound
Wood May 2024. |
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3rd-instar larvae on Oak Quercus robur. Photographed at Lound
Wood May 2024. |
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4th-instar larvae on Oak Quercus robur. Photographed at Lound
Wood May 2024. |
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Full-grown larva on Oak Quercus robur. Photographed at Lound
Wood May 2024. |
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