32.019 BF689  –  Depressariidae –  Depressariinae – Agonopterix ciliella – Banded Brindled Brown – (Stainton, 1849) Adult Micro:  CAT 4 – Dissection required – Gen-Det-Reqd       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Depressariidae  >> Depressariinae
** Identification write up and photograph required **
Other Name/s: Large Carrot 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 heracliana
ID pointers: The five brownish lines in the cilia near the base of the hindwing where A. heracliana only has one is regarded to be unreliable. A Gen Det is the only relaible way to Identify from A.heracliana.
Distribution:  Scarce – maybe under recorded due to similarities with Agonopterix heracliana and requirement of Gen Det. Last recorded 2025 as aggregate
General Comment: None
Flight Period: January /  February /  March /  April /  May /  August /  September /  October /  November /  December –  From August and hibernates and overwinters Moth Activity: Cathemeral   – occasionally attracted to light Photographed: No –  Photographed By: Not Recorded
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 19-24mm
Food Plant: A range of umbilfers including Wild Angelica, and Wild parsnip
Specific Recorded History Dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths is not displayed/updated in this tab. However, all verified records for this moth are listed in the RECORDS tab below.

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Distribution Map for Agonopterix ciliella

Found 10 records
    ↳ from 2026+
    ↳ from 2020 - 2025
    ↳ 10 from Before 2020
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NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Agonopterix ciliella

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Monthly Records By Year: Agonopterix ciliella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
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Monthly Counts By Year: Agonopterix ciliella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


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

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Recordings By Year: Agonopterix ciliella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Agonopterix ciliella
AGR: 0%   |   Total % Change: 0%

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

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Agonopterix ciliella
( 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 2020-2026.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Agonopterix ciliella – 10 records available

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Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T23/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T08/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T06/05/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T25/04/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T20/04/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T16/04/20131Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Back Lane,GlapwellSK46T02/03/20121Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carvers Rocks,Hartshorne,Swadlincote (old toilet block area)SK32G11/08/20071Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
School Close,Parkway Gardens,Darley DaleSK26R08/11/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Fernhill Rd, MellorSJ98U16/04/19981Adultvc57_danes_bc_data

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