Agonopterix carduella

Agonopterix carduella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. carduella
Binomial name
Agonopterix carduella
(Hübner, 1817)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea carduella Haworth, 1817

Agonopterix carduella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found from Great Britain, Germany and Estonia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Montenegro.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from July to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Arctium, Carduus defloratus, Centaurea jacea, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium helenioides and Cirsium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from May to early July. The species overwinters as an adult.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28.


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