63.121 .... B&F 1329
Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794) 
Status .....Probably restricted to wetland sites along the Trent Valley in Nottinghamshire. This moth must be prone to wandering large distances away from habitat, as the first we ever recorded came to MV light in our Market Warsop garden.
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Photographed at Misson Carr July 2023
 
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Photographed at Misson Carr July 2023
 
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Photographed at Market Warsop July 2014
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Donacaula forficella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tim Sexton. Lound Moth Group. Martin Gray. NBGRC. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Phil Cadman. Ian Ellis. J.T. Radford.

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 2024

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