Species Details

ABH: 30.003

BF: 660

Family: Lypusidae

Taxon: Agnoea josephinae

=Pseudatemelia josephinae

Authority: (Toll, 1956)

Vernacular: Orange-headed Concealer

Account: Local in woodland throughout much of southern Britain The main confusion species are P. flavifrontella, which appears earlier in the year, has the abdomen coloured ochreous dorsally, and is generally slightly larger, but from which reliably separated only by dissection of the genitalia; and P. subochreella which also appears earlier, but has a usually unmarked forewing and a contrastingly darker hindwing (MBGBI Vol 4 part 1). Larva feeds on Bilberry, living within a movable case; case length 10-12 mm.

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: 18 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Jun (2003) — 26 Jul (2009)

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: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 6

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2003

Latest Year: 2009

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