Agonopterix cnicella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Fennoscandia, Portugal, the central part of the Balkan Peninsula, Latvia and Estonia. It has also been recorded from Morocco and Asia Minor.[2]
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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. cnicella
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| Agonopterix cnicella (Treitschke, 1832)[1]
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The wingspan is 18–22 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Eryngium species, including Eryngium maritimum and Eryngium campestre.[4] Larvae can be found from May to the beginning of June.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Agonopterix at funet
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UKmoths
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