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Gorse tip moth

Agonopterix nervosa (Haworth, 1811)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The gorse tip moth (Agonopterix nervosa) is a species in the family Depressariidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the gorse tip moth

Weight
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Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gorse tip moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the gorse tip moth as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the gorse tip moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the gorse tip moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyDepressariidae
  6. genusAgonopterix
  7. SpeciesAgonopterix nervosa (Haworth, 1811)

Synonyms Agonopterix costata, Agonopterix costosa, Agonopterix perstrigella, Agonopteryx blackmori, Agonopteryx costosa f. venosata, Depressaria boicella, Depressaria costosa, Depressaria dryadoxena, Depressaria nervosa, Depressaria obscurana, Depressaria perstrigella, Depressaria rubricella, Tinea depunctella, Tortrix spartiana

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Dark fringed flat-bodyEnglish
  • Dark-fringed flat-bodyEnglish
  • plochuška janovcováCzech
  • Corff Gwastad EddïogWelsh
  • lupiinilattakoiFinnish
  • Okkerszínű laposmolyHungarian
  • Lubininis agonopteriksasLithuanian
  • Spitse kaartmotDutch
  • Моль тминнаяRussian
  • ploskáč štedrecovýSlovak
  • rödbrämad harrisplattmalSwedish
  • Cyrff Gwastad EddïogWelsh

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gorse tip moth

Other species in the same genus Agonopterix.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the gorse tip moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the gorse tip moth as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the gorse tip moth?

The gorse tip moth (Agonopterix nervosa) belongs to the family Depressariidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gorse tip moth (Agonopterix nervosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gorse-tip-moth

MLA

“Gorse tip moth (Agonopterix nervosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gorse-tip-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{gorse_tip_moth_2026,
  title = {Gorse tip moth (Agonopterix nervosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gorse-tip-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}