Agonopterix arctica is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. arctica
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix arctica (Strand, 1902)[1]
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The wingspan is 15–19 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Salix myrsinites and Salix myrtilloides.[3]
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