73.175 .... B&F 2338
Rufous Minor Oligia versicolor (Borkhausen, 1792)
Status .....Probably fairly common in Nottinghamshire, but under-recorded due to several other confusion species, all showing considerable variability.
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Photographed at the Idle Valley NR July 2014
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Rufous Minor
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Colin Watkin. Sean Tobin. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Lound Moth Group. Sherwood Forest Rothamsted trap results 1986-1990. Tim Sexton. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Mark Dennis (Colwick Park Bird Reports 1993-2001). Phil Cadman. Robert and Jill Carlyle. Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. NBGRC. Andy Adcock. Martin Gray.

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Updated January 2024
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