Agonopterix subpropinquella

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Agonopterix subpropinquella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. subpropinquella
Binomial name
Agonopterix subpropinquella
(Stainton, 1849) [1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria subpropinquellaStainton, 1849
  • Depressaria rhodochrellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854 (form)
  • Depressaria intermediellaStainton, 1849
  • Haemilis heracliellaDuponchel, 1838
  • Depressaria himmighofenellaHerrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Depressaria thoracicaLederer, 1855
  • Depressaria sublutellaStaudinger, 1859
  • Depressaria subpropinquella ab. variabilisHeinemann, 1870
  • Depressaria crispellaChrétien, 1929
  • Depressaria keltellaAmsel, 1935
  • Depressaria amilcarellaLucas, 1950

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

a leaf of Cirsium vulgare gnawed beneath by larva Agonopterix subpropinquella a leaf of Cirsium vulgare gnawed beneath by larva.JPG
a leaf of Cirsium vulgare gnawed beneath by larva
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Larva

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The thorax is sometimes dark fuscous. Forewings are light ochreous to brownish -ochreous, sometimes slightly reddish -tinged, with a few blackish scales; first discal stigma black, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second blackish, often obsolete; a dark fuscous often suffused spot between and above these. Hindwings pale fuscous. The larva is green; dorsal line somewhat darker; dots grey; head and plate of 2 black. [2]

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

The larvae feed on Arctium lappa , Carduus crispus , Carduus tenuiflorus , Centaurea cyanus , Centaurea jacea , Centaurea scabiosa , Cirsium acaule , Cirsium arvense , Cirsium creticum , Cirsium vulgare and Onopordum acanthium . They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. [4] Larvae can be found from June to July.

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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
  3. ↑ UKmoths
  4. ↑ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.


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