Agonopterix carduella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found from Great Britain, Germany and Estonia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Montenegro.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. carduella
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix carduella | |
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The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from July to May.[2]
The larvae feed on Arctium, Carduus defloratus, Centaurea jacea, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium helenioides and Cirsium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from May to early July. The species overwinters as an adult.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
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