Agonopterix adspersella

Agonopterix adspersella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in southern Europe, Asia Minor, the Palestinian Territories, Iran and the Crimea.[2]

Agonopterix adspersella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. adspersella
Binomial name
Agonopterix adspersella
(Kollar, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
  • Haemylis adspersella Kollar, 1832
  • Depressaria amanthicella Heinemann, 1870
  • Agonopterix athamanticella Steudel & Hofmann, 1882
  • Agonopterix reichlini Heinemann, 1870
  • Depressaria sabulatella Turati, 1921
  • Depressaria rubripunctella Amsel, 1935
  • Depressaria karmeliella Amsel, 1935

The larvae feed on Bupleurum falcatum. They spin the leaves of their host plant together to create a shelter from which they feed. Pupation takes place on the ground in a spinning of sand grains.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Dritter Nachtrag zur Mikrolepidopterenfauna Zyperns
  3. lepiforum.de Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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