Depressariidae : Depressariinae
Agonopterix yeatiana
AGONOPTERIX yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)
Agonopterix yeatiana
AGONOPTERIX yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)
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Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Coastal Flat-body
Wingspan: 18 -22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Bulgaria,Croatia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Norway,Slovenia & most Mediterranean Islands ) : North Africa : Canary Isles
UK Distribution: Locally distributed throughout most of Great Britain,more frequently coastal in Northern England,Scotland and Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coastal and inland grassland : Woodland : Open Scrub
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Adult
Observations: The forewings are usually greyish brown or light sandy brown with a lighter basal area which is highlighted in greyish shading. The overall wing has black light speckling with two black dots facing outwards at one third the wing length and a black surrounded white spot at half the length with dark grey blotch between the two sets of spots. Termen highlighted with a series of black dots.
This moth is larger than its similar species A. putridella and with the veins in forewing less apparent.
Moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 18 -22mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less (Bulgaria,Croatia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Norway,Slovenia & most Mediterranean Islands ) : North Africa : Canary Isles
UK Distribution: Locally distributed throughout most of Great Britain,more frequently coastal in Northern England,Scotland and Ireland
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Pyralis yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)
- Tinea signella Hübner, 1796
- Not Specified
Habitat: Coastal and inland grassland : Woodland : Open Scrub
Similar Species -
- Agonopterix putridella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Overwinters as: Adult
Observations: The forewings are usually greyish brown or light sandy brown with a lighter basal area which is highlighted in greyish shading. The overall wing has black light speckling with two black dots facing outwards at one third the wing length and a black surrounded white spot at half the length with dark grey blotch between the two sets of spots. Termen highlighted with a series of black dots.
This moth is larger than its similar species A. putridella and with the veins in forewing less apparent.
Moth is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Apiaceae - Umbelliferae - Umbellifer Family
- Apium graveolens - Wild Celery
- Chaerophyllum temulentum - Rough Chervil
- Daucus carota - Wild Carrot (UK) - Bird's Nest
- Oenanthe crocata - Hemlock Water-dropwort
- Oenanthe pimpinelloides - Corky-fruited Water-dropwort
- Peucedanum palustre - Milk Parsley
- Silaum silaus - Pepper Saxifrage
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gelechioidea Depressariidae Depressariinae Depressariini AGONOPTERIX Hübner, [1825] Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781) - Tinea signella Hübner, 1796 - PYRALIS yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781) = Depressaria oglatella Chrétien 1915 = Depressaria ventosella Stephens 1834 - Fabricius, Johann Christian, 1745-1808 Species insectorum 2 : exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin : adiectis observationibus, descriptionibus : Title Page : Class V1 : p.286 - n.60 - Not Specified |