This has always been an extremely rare moth in Nottinghamshire. Even
historically, J.W. Carr lists just a single record in his 1916
publication 'The invertebrate fauna of Nottinghamshire' where
several were swept from near Edwinstowe by J.R. Hardy.
It's modern Nottinghamshire
status has to be regarded as being suspect. There was a known release of
captive bred stock in the Worksop area in the 1990's and a
single larva found at Clumber Park in 2000 is likely to have arisen
via the same source. But another larva found recently near Elkesley in
May 2022 (Clarke, K.) may perhaps have
better credentials? Although with Scarce Vapourer thought to be
declining nationally, it might still be considered doubtful as having occurred naturally in the
county for well over a century. |
