Agonopterix yeatiana

Agonopterix yeatiana
Agonopterix yeatiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae (disputed)
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. yeatiana
Binomial name
Agonopterix yeatiana
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis yeatiana Fabricius, 1781
  • Depressaria oglatella Chretien, 1915
  • Depressaria ventosella Stephens, 1834

Agonopterix yeatiana is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 19-23 mm. Adults are on wing from August to the end of June.[2]

The larvae feed on various umbelliferous plants, including Daucus carota, Chaerophyllum temulum, Peucedanum palustre, Apium graveolens and Oenanthe crocata.[3] The species overwinters as an adult.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl
  3. ^ UKmoths

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