20.021 .... B&F 0420
Argyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759)
Status .....This moth is common in Nottinghamshire and although the records we have appear to show otherwise, this moth will regularly turn up in garden light traps. There are a number of very similar species, providing identification difficulties.
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Photographed at Market Warsop July 2015
 
 
Photographed at Market Warsop June 2020
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Argyresthia pruniella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Ian Ellis. Martin Gray. Martin Kennewell. 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 2026
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