The Moths and Butterflies of Huntingdonshire

General Information
Although very similar to A.heracliana, this moth can be distinguished by the five brownish lines in the cilia near the base of the hindwing.
Overwinters as Overwinters as an adult.
Both sexes come to light.

Wingspan: 19 -24 mm
Foodplant(s): Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris), Ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria), Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium), Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus), herbaceous plants
Flying: One generation, August-May (hibernates)
UK Presence: Resident
National status: Common

Regional Information

Recorded in 44 (16.3%) of the 270 2km squares of Huntingdonshire.

Last recorded in November 2025

Recorded date range (Adult): 31 January to 20 December

Similar Species

Confirmed by dissection, Great Staughton, March 2012

Agonopterix heracliana

Agonopterix cnicella

0689 (ABH32.019) Agonopterix ciliella, (Stainton, 1849)

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