Agonopterix parilella

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Agonopterix parilella
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. parilella
Binomial name
Agonopterix parilella
(Treitschke, 1835) [1]
Synonyms
  • Haemylis parilellaTreitschke, 1835
  • Haemylis humerellaDuponchel, 1838

Agonopterix parilella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Romania, the Baltic region, Sweden and Russia.

A leaf of Peucedanum oreoselinum twisted by larva Agonopterix parilella a leaf of Peucedanum oreoselinum twisted by larva.JPG
A leaf of Peucedanum oreoselinum twisted by larva
Larva Agonopterix parilella larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. [2]

The larvae feed on Peucedanum species, including Peucedanum cervaria and Peucedanum oreoselinum .

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