Knapweed Conch

Agapeta zoegana

Knapweed Conch (Agapeta zoegana)
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Agapeta zoegana is a species of moth known as the sulphur knapweed moth and the yellow-winged knapweed root moth. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against noxious knapweeds, particularly spotted knapweed and diffuse knapweed. Source

Where it is now

No records in the last 8 weeks. It may be out of season where the observers and sensors are.

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Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Europe22 June 202613 July 202620 July 20262

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.