Agonopterix pallorella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.
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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. pallorella
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| Agonopterix pallorella | |
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The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, veins strewn with dots of dark fuscous scales; an indistinct dark fuscous longitudinal streak near dorsum from near base to before tornus; first and second discal stigmata black; terminal black dots. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish, greyer posteriorly. The larva is dull greenish, darker posteriorly; dorsal and subdorsal lines greenish-black; dots black; head red-brown; 2 pale reddish -brown, with two black crescentic marks[3]
Adults are on wing from mid June to March.[4]
The larvae feed on Centaurea species (including Centaurea scabiosa and Centaurea nigra) and Serratula tinctoria. They feed from within rolled leaves.[5] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place below ground or in amongst plant detritus.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Zeller, P. C. (1839). "Versuch einer naturgemässen Eintheilung der Schaben". Isis von Oken. 1839 (3): 195.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UKmoths
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