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Agonopterix alpigena

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Species of moth

Agonopterix alpigena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. alpigena
Binomial name
Agonopterix alpigena
(Frey, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria alpigena Frey, 1870
  • Depressaria ragonoti Rebel, 1889
  • Depressaria sileris Pfaffenzeller, 1870
  • Depressaria alpigena var. salevensis Frey, 1880

Agonopterix alpigena is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Croatia.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Laserpitium siler, Laserpitium latifolium and Ligusticum lucidum. The species overwinters as an adult.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen
Taxon identifiers
Agonopterix alpigena


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