Maiden's Blush

Maiden's Blush *Cyclophora punctaria* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....Common around the Sherwood Forest area, which seems to be the county's stronghold for this moth. Generally widespread over most of Nottinghamshire, although there is a gap in the distribution map along the Trent Valley, north of Nottingham.
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Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP August 2010		Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP August 2008

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Photographed at Sherwood Forest CP August 2010		Photographed at Lound Wood June 2007

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Graham and Anona Finch. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). David Hursthouse. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2013). Lound Moth Group. Sean Tobin. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Robert and Jill Carlyle. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Ian Ellis. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2017). Martin Gray. NBGRC. Phil Cadman. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Charles Cannon. Caron Stubbs (Ransom Wood Moth Trapping Results 2010-2013). Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Colin Watkin.

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Updated January 2021


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Maiden's Blush