Agonopterix propinquella       Agonopterix heracliana
32.017 BF697  –  Depressariidae –  Depressariinae – Agonopterix arenella – Brindled Buff – ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro  >> .  . >>  Depressariidae  >> Depressariinae
Other Name/s: Brindled Flat-body
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
ID pointers: As with most of the Agonopterix group the moth rest flat with overlapping wings. Forewing pale sandy brown with an obvious dark brown blob on each forewing and a pair of small spots above each blob. A series of small faint spots/marks along the costa.
Distribution:  A fairly common moth throughout the county where there is Sallow (Salix).
Flight Period: January /  February /  April /  May /  June /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  –  On the wing August – June (spends winter as an adult). Hibernates Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 19-23mm
 Food Plant: Thistles, Knapweeds, Burdocks.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Kings Newton, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©

32.017 BF697 - Depressariidae - Depressariinae - Agonopterix arenella
Agonopterix arenella
32.017 BF697 - Depressariidae - Depressariinae - Agonopterix arenella

 
 

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Distribution Map for Agonopterix arenella

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Found 201 records
    ↳ 11 from After 2025
    ↳ 77 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 113 from Before 2020

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Monthly Records By Year: Agonopterix arenella

Monthly Counts By Year: Agonopterix arenella

Recordings By Year: Agonopterix arenella

Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agonopterix arenella
AGR: -0.63%   |   Total % Change: -14.1%
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2024

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Agonopterix arenella

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agonopterix arenella

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 arenella – 201 records available

Listed by Year - descending

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStage
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton (p)SK07R202519/06/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton (p)SK07R202506/05/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaWardlowSK17X202515/05/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202529/05/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202518/05/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton (p)SK07R202512/05/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202527/04/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaBelper, DerbyshireSK34N202512/04/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202528/04/20251adult
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S202528/04/20251
Agonopterix arenellaKing's Newton FieldsSK32Y202531/03/202510adult
Agonopterix arenellaCalke Park tunnelSK32L202426/12/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton SK17, UKSK07Q202407/11/20241Adult
Agonopterix arenellaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202410/11/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I202404/10/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I202416/10/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaDerby Garden Centre, Derby DE21 5DB, UKSK34Q202402/10/20241
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I202407/09/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202410/09/20241adult
Agonopterix arenella[sensitive record, location hidden]SK26W202413/09/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202423/09/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202401/09/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202407/09/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaBolsoverSK47Q202401/09/20241larval web
Agonopterix arenellaLower Cromford GardenSK25Y202411/08/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202426/08/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaWaingroves WoodsSK44E202417/08/20242adult
Agonopterix arenellaForbes Hole LNRSK43W202421/08/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202424/08/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaInkersall gardenSK47G202424/08/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202423/08/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202431/07/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202407/06/20241Adult
Agonopterix arenellaLadycroft Ave, BuxtonSK07S202418/06/20241not recorded
Agonopterix arenellaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202410/05/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaCross Green, Matlock DE4 2JW, UKSK26Q202412/05/20241
Agonopterix arenellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202417/05/20241Adult
Agonopterix arenellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202406/05/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaIlkeston, DerbyshireSK44K202405/05/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaMarkham Vale , Seymour , DerbyshireSK47L202407/05/20242adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I202411/05/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaAllestree, DerbySK33P202407/05/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaupper cromford gardenSK25Y202410/05/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaMickley, DerbyshireSK35Z202412/04/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202430/04/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202420/04/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaMickley, DerbyshireSK35Z202419/03/20241adult
Agonopterix arenellaTicknall Lime YardsSK32L202318/12/20231adult
Agonopterix arenellaInkersall gardenSK47G202323/09/20231adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I202301/09/20231adult
Agonopterix arenellaHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202326/08/20232adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202313/05/20231adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202301/05/20232adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Brown HillSK09L202307/05/20231adult
Agonopterix arenellaStaveley DerbyshireSK47H202330/04/20231adult
Agonopterix arenellaHigh Leas Farm, RiberSK35D202315/04/20231adult
Agonopterix arenellaDerbyshire Wild Life Trust Long CloughSK09G202216/10/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Shawmoor PlantationSK09F202219/09/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, The TwitchlingsSK09K202204/09/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaAllestree ParkSK34K202225/09/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaGlossop, Gnat Hole Rough FieldsSK09L202217/09/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaWaingroves Wood Bat and Moth NightSK44E202220/08/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S202214/08/20221Adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I202214/06/20221adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202218/06/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z202208/05/20221Adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202211/05/20222adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202221/05/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaWoodland AveSK43R202213/05/20221
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202213/05/20221adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202225/05/20221adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202203/05/20222adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202214/05/20222adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202205/05/20221adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202219/05/20222adult
Agonopterix arenella46 Ferneydale AvenueSK07Q202222/03/20221adult
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S202131/07/20211
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S202127/06/20211
Agonopterix arenellaWoodland AveSK43R202109/05/20211adult
Agonopterix arenellaHathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F202131/05/20211adult
Agonopterix arenellaWoodland AveSK43R202112/05/20211adult
Agonopterix arenellaWoodland AveSK43R202001/09/20201adult
Agonopterix arenellaForbes Hole LNRSK43W202028/08/20201adult
Agonopterix arenellaSK43W202029/08/20201Adult
Agonopterix arenellaBuxton SK17, UKSK07S202019/05/20201
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I202009/05/20201adult
Agonopterix arenellaWoodland AveSK43R202009/05/20201adult
Agonopterix arenellaFindern, Derbyshire, DE65 6AZSK33A202010/04/20201adult
Agonopterix arenellaSK36C201926/09/20191Adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I201903/06/20191adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I201923/05/20191adult
Agonopterix arenellaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201807/09/20181adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I201801/08/20181adult
Agonopterix arenellaNorton LeesSK38L201814/05/20181
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I201805/05/20181adult
Agonopterix arenella77-87 Thorpe House Rise, Sheffield S8, UKSK38L201815/05/20181Adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I201723/09/20171adult
Agonopterix arenellaWaingroves WoodsSK44E201705/08/20171adult
Agonopterix arenellaBirch ValeSK08I201725/05/20172adult
Agonopterix arenellaSheffield, England, United KingdomSK38L201720/04/20171Adult

 
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