15.010 .... B&F 0288
Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius, 1781)
Status .....Common at many sites in Nottinghamshire, usually found at damp sites with an abundance of Sallow. At the Idle Valley NR, adults are regularly found over-wintering in the wooden bird hides.
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Photographed at Gamston Wood August 2013
 
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Photographed at Lound Wood October 2006
 
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Larval feeding signs on Sallow (Salix caprea) photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top September 2013
 
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Larval feeding signs on Aspen (Populus tremula) photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top September 2011
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Caloptilia stigmatella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Lound Moth Group. Jerry Clough. Phil Cadman. Tim Sexton. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Martin Gray. NBGRC. Andy Adcock. Tom Shields. Ian Ellis. J.T. Radford.

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Updated January 2024

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