Sycamore Acronicta aceris

Sycamore Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....In Nottinghamshire, this is a widespread and common moth with numerous records from urban areas around the City of Nottingham. Records become increasingly thinner further north, but this moth is probably annual to many garden traps.
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Photographed at Nettleworth Manor July 2012

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Photographed at Red Hill July 2004		Photographed at Sherwood Forest July 2008

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Early stages
Full grown larva. Photographed at Mapperley Nottingham, September 2009

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Graham and Anona Finch. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Phil Lee. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Lound Moth Group. Sean Tobin. Wil Heeney. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2013). Nottingham City Council. Tim Sexton. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). NBGRC. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2017). Martin Gray. Phil Cadman. Steven Chick. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Graham Birkett. Tom Shields. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2018). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2019). Sean Tobin. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2020). Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Tom Shields. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2021). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022). Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Sycamore