Photo © Mike Wall
Agonopterix subpropinquella
Checklist Number32.015 [B&F: 0692]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | subpropinquella |
| Authority: | (Stainton, 1849) |
Common on waste ground, hedgerows and roadside verges throughout the British Isles. In south Hampshire, recorded in small numbers, mainly on Portsea and Hayling Islands; extremely uncommon in north Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 16-22 mm. The main confusion species are A. scopariella, which always has two or three small white dots in the disc, A. propinquella, which has the costa more arched, with regular dark fuscous maculation, and apex more rounded, and A. carduella, which has a vertical dark mark near base half way to costa (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds on Knapweed, Spear Thistle and Creeping Thistle, living within a spun or rolled 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
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
