Despite being a regular migrant to the UK and reaching inland counties
on numerous occasions, this stunning moth had never been recorded in Nottinghamshire
until 2021, when a single was recorded in a West Bridgford garden
(Freestone, R.). A second record duly
followed on May 13th 2023, from Rampton
(Watkin, C.), but Nottinghamshire missed out on the very large
arrival of Striped Hawk-moths into the UK of Spring 2022, which resulted
in a number of records from neighbouring counties.
Nottinghamshire's third ever record, turned
up at Elkesley in May 2025
(Coombes, P.)
during another influx of Striped Hawk-moth into the UK at the
time, and following another big influx in late May 2026, another
(Nottinghamshire's 4th) was recorded from Newark on May 30th
(Gilbert, E.). |
