73.089 .... B&F 2386 |
Mediterranean Brocade Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833) .... | ||
Status .....A very rare migrant and accidental import to the UK, but perhaps surprisingly, there is one Nottinghamshire record of a single attracted to MV light at Misterton Soss on October 19th 2014 (Wood, N.). The moths and larvae photographed below, were of captive-bred stock. | ||
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Photographed at Market Warsop, December 2023 | ||
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Early stages | ||
Second-instar larva on Dandelion Taraxacum officinale, photographed at Market Warsop October 2023 | ||
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Fourth-instar larvae on Dandelion Taraxacum officinale, photographed at Market Warsop November 2023 | ||
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Final-instar larvae on Dandelion Taraxacum officinale, photographed at Market Warsop November 2023 | ||
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Mediterranean Brocade |
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