70.255 .... B&F 1934
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, 1777) 
Status .....Fairly widespread, but in generally low numbers and not found commonly anywhere
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Male photographed at Sherwood Forest CP March 2011
 
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Male photographed at Lound Wood February 2003    
 
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Male of the form A. marginaria f. fuscata, photographed at Sherwood Forest CP February 2011
 
     
Female photographed at Clumber Park February 2024.
 
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Early stages                            
Half-grown larva, photographed near Market Warsop May 2021
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Dotted Border
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Colin Watkin. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. David Hursthouse. Martin Harvey. Sean Tobin. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Tim Sexton. Robert and Jill Carlyle. Martin Gray. NBGRC. Meg Skinner. Indy Kiemel Greene and Agnes Kiemel. Iain Leach, Kate Harte and Paul Baker (Budby South Forest Moth Trapping Results). Jason and Lily Reece. Pauline Bradford. Graham Birkett. Neil Pinder. Nick and Samantha Brownley. 

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Updated January 2024
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