Agonopterix purpurea

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Agonopterix purpurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. purpurea
Binomial name
Agonopterix purpurea
(Haworth, 1811) [1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria purpureaHaworth, 1811
  • Tinea vaccinellaHübner, [1813]

Agonopterix purpurea is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The head is grey, face white. Forewings are crimson-fuscous, mixed with dark fuscous and whitish, especially towards costa; base more whitish; first discal stigma black, posteriorly whitish-edged, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second white, edged with dark fuscous; between and above these a dark fuscous blotch reaching costa. Hindwings light grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is yellowish; head and plate of 2 black [2]

Adults are on wing from August to May or June. [3]

The larvae feed on Anthriscus sylvestris , Chaerophyllum temulum , Daucus carota and Torilis japonica . [4] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the earth. [5]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
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  4. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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