Photo © David G Green
Oak Yellow Underwing
Catocala nymphagoga
Checklist Number72.075 [B&F: 2455a]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Very rare immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in southern Britain eight times across southern England and Wales between 1982 and 2021. A run of recent reports from Surrey and Middlesex, from 2022 onwards, strongly suggest that there is a localised breeding population in the Putney Heath area. In Hampshire, the sole record is one taken from a Rothamsted trap at Denny Lodge, New Forest on 31 July 1982, three days after the first for the country was similarly captured at Tregaron, Cardiganshire (Tillotson, 1983, Ent Rec J Var 95: 133-134), confirmed by Martin Honey of the BMNH. Wingspan 39-46 mm. Larva feeds on various species of oak in its native range.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Wood, NF (SU30) | 31/07/1982 | one | Rothamsted Insect Survey | Adult |
