Southampton Flatworm Caenoplana variegata (Graff, 1899) 
Caenoplana variegata is known more commonly as the Southampton Flatworm (sometimes called the Yellow-striped Flatworm) and has only recently been added to the Nottinghamshire list, when one was found eating a wasp in the courtyard of Nottingham University's Life Sciences building in September 2021 (Thomas Hartman per Tim Sexton).

But there have been two more recent records, both coming in quick succession from garden centres. One large adult measuring around 10cm in length, was found coiled underneath a section of railway sleeper at a Lambley garden centre in August 2024, and three were found together (including one adult) under a damp piece of wood in an unheated greenhouse at a Normanton garden centre (Pendleton, T.A.).
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Caenoplana variegata    
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Tim Sexton. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton.

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 2025

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