| Agonopterix yeatiana | |
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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. yeatiana |
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| Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781) | |
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Agonopterix yeatiana is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 19–23 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, with a few black scales; veins sometimes marked with cloudy dark fuscous streaks; first discal stigma black, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second white edged with dark fuscous; a dark fuscous spot between and above these; black terminal dots. Hindwings pale whitish-fuscous. The larva is yellowish-green; head black
Adults are on wing from August to the end of June.
The larvae feed on various umbelliferous plants, including Daucus carota, Chaerophyllum temulum, Peucedanum palustre, Apium graveolens and Oenanthe crocata. The species overwinters as an adult.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- 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
- microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- UKmoths
External links
Media related to Agonopterix yeatiana at Wikimedia Commons- lepiforum.de
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