32.01 BF710 - Depressariidae - Depressariinae - Agonopterix conterminella
32.01 BF710  – Willow Brown  – Agonopterix conterminella  – (Zeller, 1839)
Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Can be confused with other species –      
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Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Depressariidae  >> Depressariinae
Other Name/s: Sallow Flat-body
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  A. purpurea
ID pointers: A slender looking Agonopterix – The forewing may be darker towards the base with a prominent basal dash and pale or white beyond on the wing, thorax and head. The twin spots are usually joined, and the central spot is scarcely evident but there is a white, sometimes black, backed spot beyond. There is a pale fascia from the costa in the terminal third of the wing and the termen has spots. There is commonly a red brown colour along the dorsum, which may also be present in front of the twin spots and along the costa.
Distribution:  (First record: 1953 at Combs )  –  (Last record: 13 July 2025 at Longdendale (Torside) )  –  Probably local on Sallow. One record. One from Kings Newton 22/7/2003. One from Longdendale 13/7/2025
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July /  August /  September –  one generation July – September Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Will Soar, Christian Heintzen  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 17-19mm
Food Plant: Sallows and Willows (salix)
Last Recorded Year: 2025
First Recorded Year: 1953
Last Recorded By – Christian Heintzen
Last Recorded General Area – Longdendale (Torside)

Selected Images:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar © / Longdendale – July 2025 – Christian Heintzen©

 
 


Temporal Distribution Chart
Adults: (between 1905 - 2003)
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Distribution Map for Agonopterix conterminella

Found 2 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 2 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Agonopterix conterminella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Agonopterix conterminella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Agonopterix conterminella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only )

First/Last Recorded Dates: Agonopterix conterminella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

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Recordings By Year: Agonopterix conterminella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agonopterix conterminella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Agonopterix conterminella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2026

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Agonopterix conterminella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agonopterix conterminella

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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Agonopterix conterminella – 2 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageRecorderSourceRecordKey
Main Street, Kings NewtonSK32Y22/07/20031AdultSoar, Willvc57_irecords_extractiBRC34675685
Repton area (site not precise)SK32B02/04/19051AdultVC57 Derbyshire Recordervc57_danes_bc_dataLC000334001COQH6

 
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