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, often
coinciding with hot and humid conditions, so much so, that at the time
of writing this (late June 2024) Scarlet Tiger has continued to expand
it's range and has now been recorded from at least 17 sites. |
