Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx (Hufnagel, 1766) ![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/textbanner04.jpg) |
Status
.....Not common across Nottinghamshire, especially in
western parts of the county. This may partly be due to the general lack of recording during the latter
months of the year, but it does seem restricted to sites lying on
heavier soils. Occurs in both light and dark forms. |
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Photographed
at Gamston Wood November 2013 |
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Early stages ![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/textbanner04.jpg) |
Presumed
3rd-instar larva (length 11mm) on Elm Ulmus procera.
Photographed at Lound Wood May 2024. |
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4th-instar larva (length 28mm) on Elm Ulmus procera.
Photographed at Lound Wood May 2024. |
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Full-grown larva (length 28mm) on Elm Ulmus procera.
Photographed at Lound Wood May 2024. |
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