The Magpie Abraxas grossulariata

Magpie Abraxas grossulariata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status .....Common and abundant at Eakring some years, where it seemed to be subject to huge fluctuations in numbers. Generally still probably common throguhout Nottinghamshire, although it doesn't seem frequent around the Mansfield/Sherwood Forest and other western parts of the county and has possibly declined in recent years.
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Photographed at Misson Carr July 2023

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Photographed at Lound Wood July 2010

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. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth reports 2003-2012). Wil Heeney. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2013). David Yates. Dave Morton. Andy Ashley. Meg Skinner. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2014). Martin Dale. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2015). Graham Birkett. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2016). Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Martin Gray. Meg Skinner. NBGRC. Steven Chick. Ian Blackmore-Allen. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2017). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2018). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2019). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2020). Andy Adcock. Brian Wetton. Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2021). Sheila Wright (Nottinghamshire macro moth report 2021). J.T. Radford.

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Updated January 2024


Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Magpie