Agonopterix adspersella
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. adspersella
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Agonopterix adspersella | |
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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]
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
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Dritter Nachtrag zur Mikrolepidopterenfauna Zyperns
- ^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.