website logo Lepidoptera Outer Hebrides

Family: Depressariidae   Checklist Number: 32.035

Agonopterix yeatiana   (Fabricius, 1781)

Coastal Buff

A west coast distribution in Scotland with most records from the southern islands of the Outer Hebrides. It overwinters and is found from August to May. A variety of umbelliferous plants provide food for the larvae.

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

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