Photo © Keith Tailby
Agonopterix pallorella
Checklist Number32.028 [B&F: 0700]
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: | pallorella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1839) |
Nationally scarce (Nb) in open calcareous grassland in south-eastern England, from Dorset and Wiltshire to Kent, southern Wales and western Ireland. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight recorded recently only from Old Basing in the north of the county, Roydon Woods in the south, and Rew Down, Ventnor, on the Island. Wingspan 19-22 mm. The most likely confusion species are A. kaekeritziana and A. bipunctosa, which see for differences. Larva feeds on Greater Knapweed, 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
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1893 | - | IWG | Adult |
| Cranmore (SZ38) | 1900 | one | K G Blair | Adult |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 07/09/1900 | - | L B Prout | Adult |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 1714 | - | L B Prout | Adult |
| Sandown (SZ58) | 30/08/1909 | - | L B Prout | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 1950 | one | K G Blair | Adult |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 02/08/1987 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton | Larval |
| Ventnor (SZ57) | 04/08/2003 | one | J R Langmaid, B Elliott | Larval |
| Compton Down (SZ38) | 21/06/2013 | - | SDBevan, RJHeckford | Larval |
| Afton Down (SZ38) | 01/10/2014 | one | Diana Westerhoff, Richard E Jones | Adult |
| Compton Down (SZ38) | 11/09/2022 | three | Phil Barden | Adult |
| Compton Down (SZ38) | 21/09/2022 | one | Phil Barden | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roydon Woods HIWWT NR, NF (SU30) | 19/07/1998 | one | Phil Budd | Adult |
| Chandlers Ford (SU42) | 15/08/2005 | one | Brian Elliott | Adult |
| Botley Wood (SU50) | 11/12/2018 | one | Maurice Opie | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martyr Worthy (SU53) | 1962 | - | D W H Ffennell | Adult |
| Porton Down (SU23) | 24/07/1994 | two | J R Langmaid, B Goater, H A Edmunds | Larval |
| Old Basing (SU65) | 07/08/2004 | one | James Andrews | Adult |
| Old Basing (SU65) | 07/08/2004 | one | James Andrews | Adult |
| Cholderton (SU24) | 27/07/2018 | one | Tim Norriss, Henry Edmunds | Adult |
