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Agnoea flavifrontella

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)661 / 30.001
=Pseudatemelia flavifrontella

Morley’s Final Catalogue: Not listed.

Recent Status: A rare species in Suffolk.

Life Style: The moth flies between May and July but little else is known of the life style.

Identification: The moth is similar to other species in the genus. A. subochreella is paler has unmarked forewings and contrastingly dark hindwings. A. josephinae has a fuscous abdomen, which is ochreous dorsally and darker ventrally in A. flavifrontella. A. josephinae flies later than the other two.

Verification Grade Comment: Or 4 if after mid-June

Retained Specimen / Photograph will be Required.

Recorded in 5 (9%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2002.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

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Determination
Hollesley 24 May 2015 - Raymond A Watson
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
02/06/2024+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
13/06/2021+25TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
06/06/2021125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
26/05/2020125TM14 - Ipswich
24/05/2015125TM34 - Hollesley/Rendlesham Forest
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Wingspan: 19-23mm
Flight: May - July.
Foodplant:   Unknown (pos Lichens)
Nat Status: Nationally Scarce B
Verification Grade:  Adult: 3
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