Agonopterix fruticosella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern France and on the Iberian Peninsula.
| Agonopterix fruticosella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. fruticosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix fruticosella (Walsingham, 1903)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.
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