Agonopterix cnicella

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Agonopterix cnicella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. cnicella
Binomial name
Agonopterix cnicella
(Treitschke, 1832) [1]
Synonyms
  • Haemylis cnicellaTreitschke, 1832

Agonopterix cnicella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia, Portugal, the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, Latvia and Estonia. It has also been recorded from Morocco and Asia Minor. [2]

A shoot of Eryngium campestre attacked by larva Agonopterix cnicella a shoot of Eryngium campestre attacked by larva.JPG
A shoot of Eryngium campestre attacked by larva
Larva Agonopterix cnicella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. [3] Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Eryngium species, including Eryngium maritimum and Eryngium campestre . [4] Larvae can be found from May to the beginning of June.

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