32.016 BF692  -  Depressariidae -  Depressariinae - Agonopterix propinquella - Black-spot Buff - (Treitschke, 1835) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 - Confusion Species -       Leaf-miner:  CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required - reared and possibly dissected       PDF Icon - click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon - click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown -  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant         purple - Leaf Miner
Taxonomy:   Micro  >>  Depressariidae Other Name/s: Black-spot Flat-body ID Difficulty:  amber  - care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Agonopterix subpropinquella
ID pointers: As with most of the Agonopterix group the moth rests flat with overlapping wings, hence the common name “Flat-body”. An arched costa and rounded apex. The forewings are pale greyish or brownish with an obvious dark blackish blob on each forewing and a pair of small spots above each blob. A creamy brown patch at the wing base extending a little way onto the costa.
Distribution:  (Last record: 17/05/2024 at Breaston )  -  Unknown insufficient data – Less than half a dozen records since 1981 – Latest record 2024
Flight Period: January /  February /  April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  -  Can be found on the wing all year round.  - The larvae mine the underside of the leaf of the food plant, until a late instar where it feeds in a web under the midrib of the leaf, causing visible blotching on the upper-side. Moth Activity: Crepuscular   - and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes -  Photographed By: Will Soar  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 9 March 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 16-19mm
Food Plant: Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) or Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare).
Last Recorded Date: 17/05/2024
Last Recorded By: Steve Thorpe
Last Recorded General Area: Breaston
No First Date Information Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Will Soar ©

 
 

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