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TORTRICIDAE | Tortriciinae | Cochylini
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49.110 Agapeta zoegana (Bright Straw)
ws: 15-25mm; May-Aug; common knapweed (Centaurea nigra); common throughout GB, less so further north
Agapeta zoegana §2 male
ID: Bright yellow ground colour, forewing pattern. Note this species is much less variable in ground colour and markings than A.hamana
In form ferrugana the yellow ground colour is replaced by orange-brown or ferruginous-brown.
In form ferrugana the yellow ground colour is replaced by orange-brown or ferruginous-brown.
Form ferrugana
§1 Anglesey; 03/08/2007; fw 9.5mm
§2 Ambleside, Cumbria; 16/07/2015; male; fw 8.9mm; to light
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; male
§4 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; male
§5 Foulness, Essex; 21/07/2018; female
§6 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 29/06/2025
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Ambleside, Cumbria; 16/07/2015; male; fw 8.9mm; to light
§3 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; male
§4 Foulden Common, Norfolk; 14/08/2016; male
§5 Foulness, Essex; 21/07/2018; female
§6 Heydon, Cambridgeshire; 29/06/2025
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 22/04/2012 (§1) | §2 added 08/12/2015 | §3&4 added 16/04/2017 | §5 added 28/04/2019 | §6 added 09/11/2025
