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
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Adult, reared ex-Besthorpe NR female, trapped August 2025. Photographed
October 2025. |
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Photographed at East Bridgford, August 2024
Specimen kindly provided by Jason and Lily
Reece. |
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Early stages  |
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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) on Privet Ligustrum
ovalifolium, photographed September 2025 |
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Pupa in opened cocoon spun between two
leaves of Privet Ligustrum
ovalifolium, photographed October 2025. |
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