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Family: Depressariidae   Checklist Number: 32.019

Agonopterix ciliella   (Stainton, 1849)

Banded Brindled Brown

Relatively common but easily confused with A. heraciana. Five faint lines in the cilia of the hind wing are diagnostic. Overwinters as an adult and can be seen from August to May. Found on a variety of umbelliferous plants.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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