32.007 BF701  –  Depressariidae –  Depressariinae – Agonopterix ocellana – Red-eyed Buff – (Fabricius, 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 1 – Distinctive Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Black – Uncertain/Unknown – Insufficient Data   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Depressariidae  >> Depressariinae
Other Name/s: Red-letter Flat-body
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: Sandy greyish-brown forewing speckled darker with a pair of dark brown blotches, rufous-reddish streaks and white spots in the centre of the forewing. Quite diagnostic.
Distribution:  (Last record: 15 March 2024 at Breaston )  –  Status Uncertain as there are so few records of what should be a relatively common species as it favours(Salix)
Flight Period: January /  February /  April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  –  On the wing during most of the year. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Jane & Phil Lester  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 19-22mm
Food Plant: Willows (salix sp.)
Last Recorded Year: 2024
Last Recorded By – Steve Thorpe
Last Recorded General Area – Breaston

IMAGES BELOW:  Curbar, Derbyshire – Jane & Phil Lester ©

 
 
 

Distribution Map for Agonopterix ocellana

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Found 15 records
    ↳ 2 from After 2025
    ↳ 7 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 6 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Agonopterix ocellana

Monthly Counts By Year: Agonopterix ocellana

Recordings By Year: Agonopterix ocellana

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agonopterix ocellana
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Agonopterix ocellana

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agonopterix ocellana

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Agonopterix ocellana – 15 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Agonopterix ocellanaCote Heath Allotments, Buxton SK07R202502/03/20251adult
Agonopterix ocellanaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47L202520/03/20252adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWoodland AveSK43R202408/04/20241adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWoodland Avenue MothtrapSK43R202406/03/20241adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWoodland Avenue MothtrapSK43R202415/03/20241adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWoodland AveSK43R202321/07/20231adult
Agonopterix ocellanaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202319/03/20231adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWoodland AveSK43R202115/03/20211adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWoodland AveSK43R202024/03/20201adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWeleda Site, IlkestonSK44M201907/08/20191adult
Agonopterix ocellanaPleasley Pit CP, PleasleySK46X201924-Aug-191adult
Agonopterix ocellanaHillside, The Hillock, Curbur, CalverSK27M201431/03/20141Adult
Agonopterix ocellanaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200803/04/20081Adult
Agonopterix ocellanaPokers LeasSK32L200412/04/20041Adult
Agonopterix ocellanaCalke Park (Poker's Leys), TicknallSK32L200412/04/20041Adult

 
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