Agonopterix hypericella

Agonopterix hypericella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Agonopterix
Species:	A. hypericella
Binomial name
	Agonopterix hypericella; (Hubner, 1817)
Synonyms
	Tinea hypericella Hubner, 1817; Haemylis impurella Treitschke, 1835; Depressaria liturella ab. subliturella Krulikowsky, 1908; Depressaria conterminella var. atrella Caradja, 1920;

Agonopterix hypericella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy, Austria and Slovakia and from Germany and Switzerland to Russia. It has also been recorded from Bulgaria.

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. Adults are on wing from February to September.

The larvae feed on Hypericum species.^[2]

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