Agonopterix arenella       Agonopterix ciliella/heracliana
32.018 BF688  –  Depressariidae –  Depressariinae – Agonopterix heracliana – Common Brindled Brown – (Linnaeus, 1758) 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: Common Flat-body
ID Difficulty:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Agonopterix ciliella
ID pointers: A pale greyish to greyish-brown forewing, speckled darker. Base of wings pale creamy yellow buff. A pair of black spots edged white in central area of forewing  and several white dots at about half way in forewing edged dark.
Distribution:  A fairly common moth throughout the county.
Flight Period: January /  February /  April /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December /  –  On the wing August – April. Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 15-21mm
 Food Plant: Gardens, waste ground, woodland edges.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
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Agonopterix heracliana - Tony Davison
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Distribution Map for Agonopterix heracliana

Found 114 records
    ↳ 6 from After 2025
    ↳ 14 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 94 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 heracliana

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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 heracliana
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Agonopterix heracliana
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agonopterix heracliana
AGR: -2.09%   |   Total % Change: -35.8%


CUSUM Analysis: Agonopterix heracliana
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 6 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 7 (July) to provide a full-year equivalent.

ⓘ Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2009, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2024, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agonopterix heracliana
( 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 heracliana – 114 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Agonopterix heraclianaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202501/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaLittleoverSK33G202512/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaUniversity of DerbySK33J202510/04/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay MeadowSK09G202509/03/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaCote Heath Allotments, BuxtonSK07R202522/02/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaFindern, DerbyshireSK33A202520/02/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaMarkham Vale DerbyshireSK47K202409/08/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202425/07/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaWingerworthSK36Y202428/06/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202406/05/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202412/04/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaInkersallSK47G202403/03/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202403/03/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaGlapwell Garden TrapSK46T202418/02/20241adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaGlossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G202301/05/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202227/02/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaMarlborough Road, Long Eaton, DerbysSK43X202123/03/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaKirk Hallam, IlkestonSK44K202116/03/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202120/02/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaThe Mays, Malthouse Lane, FroggattSK27N202011/04/20201adultDanes_2019-2021
Agonopterix heraclianaBack Lane, GlapwellSK46T201905/08/20191adultDanes_2019-2021
Agonopterix heraclianaBuxton SK, UKSK07S201611/04/20161Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201612/04/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaShirland - Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201631/03/20162Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201507/08/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201520/03/20152Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaShirland-Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201511/03/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaShirland-Hallfieldgate LaneSK35Z201504/03/20151Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaShipley Park Centre, HeanorSK44H201411/03/20142Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201425/02/20141Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaJim Mart Nature ReserveSK36S201314/08/20131Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaThe Hollies,Holly St,Stapenhill,Burton on TrentSK22K201303/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201310/04/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201304/03/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaNether Close, DuffieldSK34M201208/09/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201205/08/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCarr Wood, RipleySK45A201207/04/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201208/04/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaWelbeck Drive,WingerworthSK36T201218/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201220/03/20124Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201221/03/20122Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201208/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201210/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201210/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201221/02/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201228/02/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201229/02/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201128/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201128/07/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201108/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201109/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201114/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaDuffield Rd, Allestree, DerbySK34K201102/04/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaClough Wood,Darley DaleSK26K201120/03/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201120/03/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMarlborough Rd,Long EatonSK43X201122/03/20113Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201123/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201109/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201115/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201119/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMarlborough Rd,Long EatonSK43X201125/03/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201123/02/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201124/02/20111Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaSchool Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R201125/02/20112Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaDovedale, Lin DaleSK15K201015/08/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaDovedale (Lin Dale)SK15K201015/08/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaBackgarden MarehaySK34Z201031/07/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201031/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCalke ParkSK32L201008/04/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaBamford St,RipleySK34Z201009/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201018/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaNewboundmill Lane,PleasleySK56C201018/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCalke Park (Poker's Leys), TicknallSK32L201008/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201024/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201028/04/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X201017/03/20102adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaSpinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X201017/03/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201019/03/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaDrakelow NR (car park),Burton on TrentSK22F201021/03/20102Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A201021/03/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaHardhurst Rd, Alvaston, DerbySK33W201024/03/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCatton Wood, Catton, SwadlincoteSK21C201026/03/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaWest Park Meadows (LNR),SpondonSK33Y200910/07/20091Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCalke Park,TicknallSK32L200916/03/20094Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaRobin Wood (central area)SK32M200804/08/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaAult Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S200815/07/20083Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaWood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200803/04/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200804/04/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200709/04/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCalke ParkSK32L200712/03/20071adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaCalke Park,TicknallSK32L200712/03/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaRobin Wood (centre area track), TicknallSK32M200625/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMidway Rd,Midway,SwadlincoteSK32A200631/03/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200501/08/20051Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200401/09/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200406/08/20045Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200407/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200404/08/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200429/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200427/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200402/05/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaFOREMARK RESERVOIRSK32H200415/03/20042adultvc57_irecords_extract
Agonopterix heraclianaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200427/03/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaMain St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y200427/03/20043Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaEdgecote Drive,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V200431/03/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCalke Park,TicknallSK32R199709/03/19972Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaShipley Wood, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44L199717/03/19973Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaWhitesprings Forest, Darley DaleSK26X199730/03/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaShipley Wood, Shipley Park, IlkestonSK44M199609/04/19964Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaElavston Park NR, DerbySK43B199621/04/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaThe Field,Shipley,IlkestonSK44M199609/04/19961Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaCarvers Rocks, Hartshorne, SwadlincoteSK32G199502/04/19951Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaField Studies Building, Drakelow Nature TrailSK21J197812/03/19787Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Agonopterix heraclianaField Studies Building, Drakelow Nature TrailSK21J197825/02/19781Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

 
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