This potential RDB1 moth, was found new to Nottinghamshire at Stoke
Bardolph in June 2025, by Nick and Samantha Brownley and is quite an
addition to the county list. For many years, Phtheochroa
schreibersiana was thought to be extinct in the UK, until recorded
from Buckinghamshire in 2010, but since then, there have been a handful
of records nationally. There were three records in 2017, with more the
following year from southern counties including Berkshire,
Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Wiltshire (per UK
Moths website), the moth being new to several counties at the
time. The Stoke Bardolph record is probably the UK's most northerly at
the current time.
The larvae feed on Black Poplar, Bird Cherry and Elm and the adults
spend most of the time at the tops of trees, being found lower down
during periods of bad weather. |
