70.275 .... B&F 1952
Common Heath Ematurga atomaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....Usually very common at heathland sites in the Mansfield and Sherwood Forest area.
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Photographed at Oak Tree Heath June 2021
 
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Photographed at Budby South Forest May 2007
 
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Early stages                            
Full grown larva on Heather Calluna vulgaris. Photographed at Budby South Forest August 2021. 
 
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Common Heath
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Graham and Anona Finch. David Hursthouse. Graham Beeley. NBGRC. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Rob Johnson. Brian Wetton. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2025
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