White Satin Leucoma salicis

White Satin Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....A Grade 3 listed moth in Nottinghamshire and yet widespread. In our opinion, this moth may have shown an increase in recent years. Only the far north-west of the county, remains without records.
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Photographed at Lound Wood August 2012

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Early stages
Full grown larva. Photographed at Rainworth July 2006

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Colin Watkin. Graham and Anona Finch. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Netherfield Wildlife Group. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2013). Wil Heeney. Tim Sexton. Dave Morton. David Yates. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Sean Tobin. Meg Skinner. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Steven Chick. Phil Cadman. Martin Gray. NBGRC. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2017). Ian Blackmore-Allen. Tom Shields. Ian Ellis. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2018). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2019). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2020). Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Mike Hill. Brian Wetton. Tom Shields. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2021). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2022). David Yates. Martin Kennewell. Neil Pinder. David Atkinson.

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Updated March 2025


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of White Satin