Otites guttatus (Meigen, 1830)
An uncommon fly over much of the UK and with just a single Sherwood Forest record dating to 1914, this Otites guttatus was found and photgraphed at Clipstone Old Quarter in 2012, but not identified for several months later. The fly is apparently associated with Oak woodland.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Otites guttatus
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Pauline Bradford. Peter Smith. Netherfield Wildlife Group. Brian Wetton.

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 November 2022
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