Cyclamen Tortrix Clepsis spectrana

Cyclamen Tortrix Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke, 1830)
Status .....First recorded at Eakring in 2008 and occasionally recorded at MV light from the Sherwood Forest area. The lack of regular recording of the county's micro moths in the southern half of Nottinghamshire, probably gives a misleading impression of its actual range.
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Photographed at Market Warsop July 2015

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Photographed at Sherwood Forest June 2009

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Photographed at Eakring Flash June 2008

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Lound Moth Group. Sean Tobin. Tim Sexton. Mark Dennis (Colwick Park Bird Reports 1993-2001). Phil Cadman. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. NBGRC. Martin Gray. Meg Skinner. Tom Shields.

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Updated December 2022


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Clepsis spectrana