Depreesariidae – Depressariinae – Agonopterix kaekeritziana – Knapweed Buff
STATUS – Uncertain – Can only find one record from Buxton 10/7/2021, since 1985. (formally A.liturella) – On Knapweeds.
ID POINTERS – A fairly uniformly-buff-coloured species, with two or four darker dots on the forewing. The adult can be distinguished from A. pallorella and A. bipunctosa by the rusty orange marks on its wings, though these may be minimal on worn specimens. Also, it lacks the pitchy black edge at the base of the costa found on A. pallorella.
FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing July – September
IMAGES – Buxton, Derbyshire – Steve Orridge©
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