63.048 .... B&F 1408
Palpita vitrealis (Rossi, 1794)  
The number of Nottinghamshire records of this stunning Pyralid, continues to increase. One taken at light from Hagg Wood, Newstead Park on October 30th 1992 (Cooper, K.), remained Nottinghamshire's only record until 2020, until one was recorded from Stanton-on-the-Wolds on July 21st 2020 (Mathers, S.), with others recorded from a Colwick garden on October 25th 2022 (Shields, T.) and East Bridgford on October 9th 2023 (Reece, J. and Reece, L.).

2024 saw singles at Elkesley on August 5th 2024 (Coombes, P.), Newark August 26th (Atkinson, D.), East Bridgford again on August 27th (Reece, J. and Reece, L.), Keyworth August 28th (Pinder, N.), Langford Lowfields September 7th (Morton, D. and Ashley, A.) another from East Bridgford on October 5th (Reece, J. and Reece, L.) and Misterton (Lee, P.) on October 25th 2024.

Another at Misterton on August 24th 2025, was the first of the year and others followed over the next few days, at Radcliffe-on-Trent August 25th, Besthorpe NR August 26th, East Bridgford on August 26th, Nuthall on August 29th and Newark on September 1st.
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Photographed at East Bridgford, August 2024   Specimen kindly provided by Jason and Lily Reece.
 
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Early stages                            
Newly hatched larva (1.25mm length) photographed ex-Besthorpe NR female ovae, trapped August 2025.
 
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Larva (5mm length) on Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium, photographed ex-Besthorpe NR female.
 
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Larval web and feeding signs on Privet. The web is adorned with frass from the larva.
 
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Larva (15mm length) Ligustrum ovalifolium, photographed September 2025
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Palpita vitrealis 
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Steve Mathers. Jason and Lily Reece. Paul Coombes. Tom Shields. Dave Atkinson (via Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group). Neil Pinder (via Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group). Dave Morton and Andy Ashley (via Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group). Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Phil Lee (via Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group). Radcliffe Conservation Group (per Paul Dulwich and the Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group). Mike Hill (via Nottinghamshire Moths and Butterflies Facebook Group).

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated August 2025

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