Agonopterix liturosa
Large Purple Flat-body
Wingspan 17 to 20 mm. One of the more distinctive Agonopterix species, with its combination of well-marked purplish-brown forewings and buffish thorax and head.
Areas where the larval foodplant is common.
The normal flight period for the adults is July to August, when the species is attracted to light.
The larva feeds on St. Johns-wort spinning together the shoots and feeding within.
Locally scattered in England and Wales, becoming less frequent into Scotland. In the Butterfly Conservation's Microlepidoptera Report 2011 this species was classified as local.
It appears to be uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland, where there are few records. L&R Moth Group status = D (rare or rarely recorded).
Mark Skevington
Ketton Quarry
27 July 2012
Mark Skevington
Clipsham Quarry
09 August 2003
Leicestershire & Rutland Map
Enter a town or village to see local records
MAP KEY:
Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
UK Map
Species profile
- Common names
- Large Purple Flat-body
- Species group:
- Moths
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Lepidoptera
- Family:
- Depressariidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 09/08/2003 (Skevington, Mark)
- Last record:
- 11/08/2019 (Leonard, Pete)
Total records by month
% of records within its species group
10km squares with records
The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.
In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.