Photo © Mike Wall
Agonopterix ocellana
Checklist Number32.007 [B&F: 0701]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | ocellana |
| Authority: | (Fabricius, 1775) |
Common in a wide range of habitats, including woodland, hedgerows, parks, gardens and at freshwater margins, throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight widespread, but not particularly common, in damp places, where sallows and willows grow. Wingspan 19-23 mm. Larva feeds on White Willow, Purple Willow, Osier, Goat Willow, Grey Willow, Eared Willow and Creeping Willow, living between leaves spun together with silk.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
