Photo © Eamonn O'Donnell
Agonopterix astrantiae
Checklist Number32.033 [B&F: 0712]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | astrantiae |
| Authority: | (Heinemann, 1870) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in ancient woodland on chalky soils at various sites in Britain, from Gloucestershire to Sussex and from Yorkshire to Flint. In Hampshire larvae of this species were discovered in a wood near East Meon in 1982, they are difficult to locate, but continue to thrive in this one locality. Not recorded from the Isle of Wight to date. Wingspan 19-22 mm. The main confusion species is A. angelicella but this species is smaller, and lacks the discal white dot (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds on Sanicle, living between shoots spun together with silk.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Meon (SU62) | 09/06/1982 | four | J R Langmaid | Larval |
| West Meon (SU62) | 10/06/1982 | two | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| West Meon (SU62) | 01/06/1985 | - | J R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, D H Sterling | Larval |
| West Meon (SU62) | 26/06/1986 | one | J R Langmaid, D H Sterling | Larval |
| West Meon (SU62) | 26/05/1997 | - | J R Langmaid, I R Thirlwell | Larval |
| Hen Wood (SU62) | 23/08/2013 | one | Richard J Dickson | Adult |