Muslin
Moth Diaphora
mendica (Clerck, 1759) ![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/textbanner04.jpg) |
Status
.....Recorded at Eakring in 2007, which remained our
only record despite trapping for well over 20 years, until a chance
encounter with the female below, seen flying across a minor road at
Sutton-on-Trent in 2022. It seems that this once common moth
has undergone a decline in the county over recent years, although there
are records from most areas of Nottinghamshire. |
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Female, photographed at Sutton-on-Trent May 2022 |
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Male, photographed
at Lound Wood May 2007 |
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Early stages ![](http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds5/textbanner04.jpg) |
Eggs laid ex-Sutton-on-Trent female, photographed May 18th 2022 |
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Eggs laid ex-Sutton-on-Trent female, photographed prior to hatching May
25th 2022 |
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1st instar larva. Photographed May 2022. |
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2nd instar larva. Photographed June 2022. |
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4th instar larva. Photographed June 2022. |
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Full-grown larva. Photographed June 2022. |
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