Photo © David G Green

Agnoea flavifrontella

Checklist Number
30.001 [B&F: 0661]

Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity

Classification

Family:Lypusidae
Subfamily:Lypusinae
Genus:Agnoea
Species:flavifrontella
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland in southern England. In Hampshire recorded infrequently and irregularly from a handful of sites, mainly in the south. First recorded on the Isle of Wight at Parkhurst Forest in 1973, but not since. Wingspan 19-24 mm. Reliably separated from P. josephinae and P. subochreella only by dissection of the genitalia, however P. josephinae tends to appear later in the year, and P. subochreella generally has a plainer forewing and darker hindwing. Larva feeds on leaf litter and various lichens, living and feeding in a movable case.

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
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Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Parkhurst Forest (SZ49)02/06/1973oneDavid AppletonAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Denny Wood, NF (SU30)1979-Anon-
Mallard Wood, NF (SU30)1983-Anon-
Matley Wood, NF (SU30)1983-Anon-
Mallard Wood, NF (SU30)1985-D H, M J & P H Sterling-
Hen Wood, East Meon (SU62)01/06/1985oneJ R Langmaid, E C Pelham-Clinton, D H SterlingAdult
Emer Bog NR (SU42)01/06/1991oneJ R Langmaid, D H SterlingAdult
Frame Wood (SU30)09/05/2000-David G Green & Mark ParsonsAdult
Marwell (SU52)20/06/2005oneDavid G GreenAdult
Titchfield Haven NNR (SU50)30/05/2008oneKeith WheelerAdult
Hurn (SZ19)08/07/2009oneMike JeffesAdult
West Walk (SU61)27/05/2011oneRichard J DicksonAdult
Ashurst, NF (SU31)18/05/2014oneKeith GodfreyAdult
West Walk (SU61)23/05/2017oneMaurice OpieAdult
Romsey (SU32)16/05/2019oneNigel R JonesAdult
Romsey (SU32)08/05/2020oneNigel R JonesAdult
Romsey (SU32)27/02/2021-Nigel R JonesAdult
Romsey (SU32)04/06/2021oneNigel R JonesAdult
Romsey (SU32)21/05/2023oneNigel R JonesAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Pamber Forest (SU66)08/06/1974oneDavid AppletonAdult
Herbert Plantation LNR (SU46)15/06/2001oneTony DavisAdult
Deadwater Valley (SU83)12/06/2009oneNick MontegriffoAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)28/06/2010oneDavid G GreenAdult
Weston Colley (SU53)26/06/2011oneDavid G GreenAdult