49.020 .... B&F 0974
Argyrotaenia ljungiana (Thunberg, 1797)
Status .....A common moth across the UK from areas of moorland and heathland, yet two taken flying around Heather on Budby South Forest in early April 2011, were surprisingly the first record for the Sherwood Forest NNR. Probably found in all heathland sites locally.
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Photographed at Oak Tree Heath, Mansfield July 2011
 
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Photographed at Budby South Forest April 2011
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Argyrotaenia ljungiana
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014.

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