| Agonopterix nanatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. nanatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix nanatella (Stainton, 1849) | |
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Agonopterix nanatella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic region and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, brownish-tinged and strewn with brown strigulae , costa marked with spots of darker strigulae; first and sometimes second discal stigmata dark fuscous; sometimes a suffused fuscous spot between and above these. Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is yellow-green; dots grey; dorsal line darker; head and plate of 2 black
Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae of ssp. nanatella feed on Carlina vulgaris.
Larvae can be found from April to May (aridella) or June (nanatella).
Subspecies
- Agonopterix nanatella nanatella
- Agonopterix nanatella aridella Mann, 1869 (southern Europe)
References
- Fauna Europaea
- microlepidoptera.nl Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- UKmoths
- "ssp. nanatella at bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ssp. aridella at bladmineerders.nl
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| Agonopterix nanatella |
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