21.005 .... B&F 0256
Leucoptera spartifoliella (Hübner, 1813)
Status .....Common around the Mansfield and Sherwood Forest areas, wherever Broom (Cytisus scoparius) grows. Probably widely distributed over much of Nottinghamshire.
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Photographed at Warsop Wood July 2006   Photographed at Ransom Wood July 2016
 
 
Leafmine, photographed at Ransom Wood March 2017
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Leucoptera spartifoliella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2025
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