Species Details

ABH: 30.001

BF: 661

Family: Lypusidae

Taxon: Agnoea flavifrontella

=Pseudatemelia flavifrontella

Authority: ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Vernacular: Yellow-headed Concealer

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) in woodland in southern England Reliably separated from P. josephinae and P. subochreella only by dissection of the genitalia, however P. josephinae tends to appear later in the year, and P. subochreella generally has a plainer forewing and darker hindwing. Larva feeds on leaf litter and various lichens, living and feeding in a movable case.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 19 — 24 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 5 May (2011) — 5 May (2011)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Nationally Scarce B

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 5 — Adults unidentifiable 😖 or pending grading 🧐
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/agnoea-flavifrontella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2011

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