Agonopterix fruticosella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. fruticosella
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix fruticosella (Walsingham, 1903)[1]
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The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The forewings are pale stony cinereous (ash grey) evenly speckled with small groups of blackish scales. The hindwings are shining, pale tawny cinereous.[2]
The larvae feed on Bupleurum rigidum species. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found at the end of June.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28.