| 72.029 .... B&F 2068 |
Scarlet Tiger
Callimorpha dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Status
.....An adult attracted to MV light at Southwell in
July 2015 (Yates, D.) was the first
record for Nottinghamshire. A second duly followed in 2018, when one was found in a Beeston Garden (per
Sexton, T.) but there were no further records until two
came within days of each other at Bestwood Village and then Carlton in late June
2020. Both occurred during a period of hot, humid weather. Remarkably, a
third record that year, came from Netherfield Lagoons in July and it has
been recorded there again since. The Market Warsop specimen pictured below, was also attracted to MV light during the third night of a spell of very warm and humid weather in July 2021 and since then, there have been numerous records and it is successfully breeing in the county now and has been recorded from many sites. |
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| Photographed at Market Warsop, July 18th 2021 | ||
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| Photographed by Andy Adcock at Carlton, Nottingham June 2020 | Photographed by Peter Smith at Netherfield Lagoons, July 2020 | |
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Early stages |
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| Young (captive reared) larvae. Photographed June 2019 | ||
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| Half-grown (captive reared) larva. Photographed July 2019 | ||
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| Overwintering larvae (17mm - 25mm) on the northern wall of Lowdham Church, January 2026. | ||
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| Full-grown larva. Photographed April 2023 | ||
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| Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of
Scarlet Tiger |
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