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Triaxomera parasitella (Hübner, 1796) 
A rare Nottinghamshire moth, with a range restricted (as far as is known) to the Sherwood Forest area, with just two modern records. It was first recorded at Sherwood Forest in 2014 (Heeney, W.) and found for a second time recently, when an adult was taken from the trunk of the Centre Tree at Clipstone Old Quarter in May 2025 (Pendleton, T.A.). This moth is similar to several other species, but can be told (or suspected) from Nemapogon cloacella, by the obvious larger size and distinctively yellow head.
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Photographed at Clipstone Old Quarter, May 2025
 
 
Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Triaxomera parasitella 
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Wil Heeney. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton.

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Updated May 2025

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