Monday 19 February 2018

Agonopterix sp? Banbury

Any ideas on this one? Found this evening in my Banbury garden under a security light. My initial I.D. was Agonopterix yeatiana but on learning it's common name, Coastal Flat-body, I'm not so sure. Also the distribution map on NBN Atlas would suggest otherwise.

Sorry for the poor photograph. I will try again tomorrow in better light if necessary.

FW: ~10mm

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  1. Dave Wilton19 February 2018 at 20:33

    It looks more like heracliana/ciliella to me, Tim.

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  2. Unknown19 February 2018 at 21:26

    Thanks Dave, that makes much more sense. I was put off by the apparent lack of white marks at one-third and one-half but I guess that could just be variation/wear.

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  3. Dave Wilton19 February 2018 at 21:38

    I should also have added that for micro distribution data I would suggest you look at John Langmaid's maps, to which there is a link on the right-hand column of this page, rather than going to the NBN. The map for yeatiana shows that, despite being a mainly coastal species, it has actually been recorded at some point in the past in both Berkshire and Oxfordshire (although not Bucks).

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