Mitopus morio (Fabricius, 1779)
A common Harvestman, usually found in well vegetated sites and woodlands. It is widespread across Nottinghamshire, being especially well recorded from the Sherwood Forest and Clumber Park areas, but there are few records from anywhere along the Trent Valley or east of there.
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Male, photographed at Manfield Cemetery August 2021
 
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Sub-adult Mitopus morio, photographed at Thieves Wood late May 2021
 
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Mitopus morio
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Netherfield Wildlife Group. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Pauline Bradford. Allan and Annette Binding. Keith and Belinda Lugg. Meg Skinner. Sean Tobin. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. NBGRC. Peter Kirby (Ploughman Wood Invertebrate survey 1998 on behalf of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust). David Shaw. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2024
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