32.019 Large Carrot Flat-body Agonopterix ciliella (Stainton, 1849)
Family
Depressariidae: Depressariinae.
Status
Resident. Local.
Flight period
VC72
First for Dumfriesshire was trapped at Holmhead on Lochar Moss on 26th April 2014. Other sites: None.
VC73
First was of larvae found on Angelica at Baraer on 9th July 1982 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton.
Other sites: Auchenshore on Auchencairn Bay, Balcary Hill, Barlocco, Carsfad near Dalry, Mersehead RSPB, Rockcliffe.
VC74
First for Dumfries & Galloway was found at Glenluce on 24th April 1954 by E. C. Pelham-Clinton.
Other sites: Airyolland Lodge on Luce Bay, Mochrum, Torrs Warren.
Life cycle
Larval foodplants
Identification
The cilia lines (five) need checking to rule out A. heracliana, but some are indeterminate and require dissection. The fringe is often pink-tinged. Habitat Recorders' notes | © Keith Naylor, Mullock Bay, 22 August 2003 Distribution map displays records from the National Biodiversity Network (See terms and conditions). The following datasets are included:
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