Agonopterix nebulosa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1873.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland and Virginia.[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. nebulosa
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| Agonopterix nebulosa (Zeller, 1873)
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Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.[3]
The larvae feed on Antennaria plantaginifolia. They tie the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix nebulosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Insects of Iowa
- ^ Notes on Occophoridae, with descriptions of new species