Photo © Mike Wall
Agonopterix purpurea
Checklist Number32.009 [B&F: 0691]
Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)
Classification
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | purpurea |
| Authority: | (Haworth, 1811) |
Local on downland and dry grassland throughout much of southern England and Wales, north to Lancashire. In Hampshire evidently uncommon, and absent from much of the south-west, with no recent records from the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 11-15 mm. A useful field mark is the vertical line from dorsum to upper margin of cell (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva mines leaves of Wild Carrot, Rough Chervil, Cow Parsley and Upright Hedge-parsley, subsequently living within a spun leaf.
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)
