32.024 BF702  –  Depressariidae –  Depressarinae – Agonopterix assimilella – Speckled Broom Buff – (Treitschke, 1832) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Brown –  Significant Record / Very Rare / Vagrant    
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Depressariidae  >> Depressarinae
Other Name/s: Dusted Flat-body
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Similar to other Agonopterix sp.
ID pointers: A pale sandy brown forewing with a single large blackish spot in the centre of each wing. A scattering of small dark brown flecks and spots randomly over the forewing. A string of spots along the termen.
Distribution:  Harrison & Sterling described this spesies as a fairly widespread but localised species in the county where there is Broom. The modern day records indicate that this species is quite rare with only one recent record in 2020.
Flight Period: April /  May /  June /  July /  August /  September /  –  On the wing April – September. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Brian Hallam; Mark Radford  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 24 August 2025 by TD ***
Wingspan: 15-21mm
Food Plant: Broom.
Last Recorded By – Not Recorded
Last Recorded General Area – Not Recorded

IMAGES BELOW:  Findern, Derbyshire – Brian Hallam © / Markham Vale – Feb 2025 – Mark Radford

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Distribution Map for Agonopterix assimilella

Found 2 records
    ↳ 1 from After 2025
    ↳ 1 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 0 from Before 2020

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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Agonopterix assimilella

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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 assimilella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

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Recordings By Year: Agonopterix assimilella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agonopterix assimilella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%
Agonopterix assimilella
Insufficient records/data for an AGR analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025
Agonopterix assimilella
Insufficient records/data for a CUSUM analysis
Years Analysed: 2000 – 2025

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agonopterix assimilella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

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 assimilella – 2 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Agonopterix assimilellaMarkham Vale South TipSK47K202513/02/20251larvavc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix assimilellaBuxton SK, UKSK07S202001/08/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract

 
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