45.030 .... B&F 1513
Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....Widespread in Nottinghamshire and unmistakeable, leading to this micro moth being more often recorded than most other plume moth species.
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Photographed at Lound Wood June 2025
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Pterophorus pentadactyla
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Lound Moth Group. David Hursthouse. Wil Heeney. Tim Sexton. NBGRC. Phil Cadman. Martin Gray. Pauline Bradford. Sean Tobin. Ian Ellis. Steven Chick. Nigel Beasley. David Shaw. Neil Pinder. 

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Updated January 2025
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