Agonopterix liturosa

Agonopterix liturosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Agonopterix
Species:	A. liturosa
Binomial name
	Agonopterix liturosa; (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
	Depressaria liturosa Haworth, 1811; Agonopterix huebneri Bradley, 1966; Tinea liturella Hubner, 1796;

Agonopterix liturosa is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except most of the Balkan Peninsula). It is also found in the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

Larva

The wingspan is 17–20 millimetres (0.67–0.79 in). Purple brown forewings and buff thorax and head.Similar species are Agonopterix purpurea and Agonopterix conterminella.

Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Hypericum species.^[2] Larvae can be found from May to June.

References

^ "Agonopterix furvella (Treitschke 1832)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ "Agonopterix liturosa". UK Moths. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

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