713 Agonopterix angelicella
(Hübner, 1813)
Wingspan 18-19 mm.A relatively common species throughout most of Britain, where the adults are found on the wing between August and September.
The larvae feed, often gregariously, among spun leaves or shoots of angelica (Angelica) and hogweed (Heracleum). They can be found in May and June, the large spinnings quite conspicuous.
The adults rest in a distinctive Depressariidae fashion, with one forewing almost completely overlapping the other.
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