Agonopterix capreolella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. capreolella
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix capreolella (Zeller, 1839)
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Agonopterix capreolella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are light fuscous; base pale; first discal stigma black, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second white, obscurely dark-edged, preceded by a similar dot; dark fuscous terminal dots. Hindwings are whitish-fuscous, darker terminally. The larva is green; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker; head and plate of 2 black.[1]
Adults are on wing from August to May.
The larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga, Daucus carota, and Sium latifolium.
References
[edit]- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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