ABH: 32.018

Status:  Resident

Distribution/Abundance:  Common

Primary Habitat:  Wasteground, Grassland, Roadside verges

Wingspan:  21mm

Flight Period:  September, and up to April after hibernation

Observations: Larvae feed on a variety of umbelliferous plants.

Confusion Species:  Agonopterix ciliella - hindwings need to be examined. Some members of the Depressariinae are difficult to positively identify as adults unless the recorder is particularly skilled. Best identified either from the larval case/foodplant, or by examination of adult genitalia.

L.O.N.:  The commonest of genus, plentiful at treacle. 02 August -May

First Record:  1908, Wallis