29.001 .... B&F 0663
Diurnea fagella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 
Status .....Usually abundant at sites throughout in the north of the county and generally easy to find by day on the trunks of trees.
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Male (light form) photographed at Sherwood Forest CP April 2011
 
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Male (intermediate form) photographed at Sherwood Forest CP April 2011
 
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Male (dark form) photographed at Sherwood Forest CP April 2011
 
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Male (typical form) photographed at Red Hill March 2003   Male (dark form) photographed at Red Hill March 2003
 
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Female (typical form) photographed at Red Hill March 2003   Female (dark form) photographed at Red Hill March 2003
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Diurnea fagella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Lound Moth Group. David Hursthouse. Graham Beeley. Tim Sexton. Wil Heeney. Sean Tobin. Pauline Bradford. Robert and Jill Carlyle. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. NBGRC. Phil Cadman. Martin Gray. Meg Skinner. Charles Cannon. Caron Stubbs (Ransom Wood Moth Trapping Results 2010-2013). Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Tom Shields. Jason and Lily Reece. Steven Chick. Nick and Samantha Brownley.

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Updated January 2024
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