website logo Lepidoptera Outer Hebrides

Family: Tortricidae   Checklist Number: 49.110

Agapeta zoegana (Linnaeus, 1767)

Bright Straw

Rare in Scotland with a small cluster in the south-west. Just one record for the Outer Hebrides from South Uist in July 2019. The flight period is May to September where thistles abound. The larvae feed primarily on thistles in the family Asteraceae, also recorded on common knapweed (Centaurea nigra). A striking moth when fresh but soon fades.

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

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