Depressariidae

32.022 Small Burnet Brown Agonopterix capreolella (Zeller, 1839)

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Forewing: 6.5 to 7.5mm

Habitats: Downland.

Habits: The moth can be disturbed on warm afternoons in the spring.

Foodplant: The larva spins a radical leaf of Burnet-saxifrage so that it folds or rolls. It sometimes moves to the higher shoots. On the European mainland it is also recorded on Wild Carrot, Longleaf and Greater Water-parsnip. It pupates in the earth or in the leaf litter.