73.173 .... B&F 2337
Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....Common and fairly widespread over much of Nottinghamshire and will occassionally be recorded from gardens, but records of Marbled Minor are obviously lessened by the difficulties in identification with several other species.
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Photographed at Red Hill June 2004
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Marbled Minor
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Phil Lee. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Lound Moth Group. Sean Tobin. Phil Cadman. Tim Sexton. Mark Dennis (Colwick Park Bird Reports 1993-2001). David Yates. Robert and Jill Carlyle. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Graham Birkett. Martin Gray. Meg Skinner. NBGRC. Steven Chick. Colin Watkin. Charles Cannon. Caron Stubbs (Ransom Wood Moth Trapping Results 2010-2013). Netherfield Wildlife Group. Graham Birkett. Colin Watkin. Jason Reece and Lily Reece. Andy Adcock. Brian Wetton. J.T. Radford.

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Updated January 2024
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