Agonopterix ferocella
Agonopterix ferocella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. ferocella
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix ferocella | |
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Agonopterix ferocella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern France, Italy, Ukraine and Russia.
The larvae feed on and Echinops species. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. Later, they vacate the mine and window feed at the underside of the leaf.[2] Larvae can be found from June to July.
References[]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1910
- Agonopterix
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Pierre Chrétien
- Agonopterix stubs