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  
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022). 

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Updated January 2024
 
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