Agonopterix purpurea

Agonopterix purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Agonopterix
Species:	A. purpurea
Binomial name
	Agonopterix purpurea; (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
	Depressaria purpurea Haworth, 1811; Tinea vaccinella Hübner, [1813];

Agonopterix purpurea is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing from August to May or June.^[2]

The larvae feed on Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum, Daucus carota and Torilis japonica. They initially create a small, irregular, full depth mine with conspicuous frass. They soon vacate the mine and continue feeding in a tubular rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to early June. They are green with darker length lines and a shining black head.^[3] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the earth.^[4]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

lepiforum.de

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

[4] Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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