Agonopterix fruticosella
| Agonopterix fruticosella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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Agonopterix fruticosella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.
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.
