Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica mendica

Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica (Fabricius, 1775)
Status .....A common Nottinghamshire moth and quite variable in appearance, which can lead to some confusion in identification. The moth in the top two photographs was kindly supplied to us by members of the Lound Moth Group.
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Photographed at Lound GP May 2014

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Photographed at Bevercotes Pit Wood May 2014

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Photographed at Gamston Wood May 2014

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Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter June 2013

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Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter June 2011

The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Lound Moth Group. Colin Watkin. Graham and Anona Finch. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Phil Lee. David Hursthouse. Netherfield Wildlife Group. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Sean Tobin. Tim Sexton. David Yates. Nottingham City Council. Darren Matthews. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Robert and Jill Carlyle. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Martin Gray. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Steven Chick. Charles Cannon. Caron Stubbs (Ransom Wood Moth Trapping Results 2010-2013). Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Tom Shields. David Shaw. Ian Ellis. Brian Wetton. Graham Birkett. J.T. Radford.

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Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Ingrailed Clay