Photo © Mike Wall
Agonopterix nervosa
Checklist Number32.030 [B&F: 0706]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | nervosa |
| Authority: | (Haworth, 1811) |
Common on heathland and grassland, and in open woodland, throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight common wherever gorse or broom grows. Wingspan 16-22 mm. Larva feeds within young shoots of Broom, Gorse, Dyer's Greenweed and Petty Whin, beneath a silken web.
