63.112 .... B&F 1325
Platytes alpinella (Hübner, 1813)
Status .....Attracted to a light trap operated by members of the Lound Moth Group in August 2015, this has been confirmed as being the first record for Nottinghamshire. Mainly a coastal species of south-eastern parts of the UK, Platytes alpinella does occasionally turn up inland and has been recorded just outside Nottinghamshire, in both Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.
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Photographed at the Idle Valley NR August 2015
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Platytes alpinella
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Lound Moth Group. Martin Gray. Sean Tobin.

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Updated January 2019

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