Species Details

ABH: 49.109

BF: 937

Family: Tortricidae

Subfamily: Tortricinae

Taxon: Agapeta hamana

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Garden Straw

Account: Common in rough meadows and on waste ground throughout the British Isles This species is readily distinguished by the pale yellow ground coloration and the reduced, ferruginous-brown markings of the forewing [Bradley]. Larva feeds within roots of various species of thistle.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 17 — 24 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 22 May (2017) — 2 Sep (2009)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Carduus sp., Cirsium sp.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Common

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/agapeta-hamana/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 261

Individuals: 28

Earliest Year: 1986

Latest Year: 2025

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