Species Details

ABH: 32.009

BF: 691

Family: Depressariidae

Subfamily: Depressariinae

Taxon: Agonopterix purpurea

Authority: (Haworth, 1811)

Vernacular: Least Brown

Account: Local on downland and dry grassland throughout much of southern England and Wales, north to Lancashire 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.

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: 11 — 15 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

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

Foodplant: Anthriscus sp., Chaerophyllum sp., Daucus sp., Umbelliferae.

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

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/agonopterix-purpurea/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 14

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2019

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