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Agonopterix angelicella

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Agonopterix angelicella
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A. angelicella
Binomial name
Agonopterix angelicella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea angelicella Hübner, 1813

Agonopterix angelicella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and south-eastern Europe. It is also found on the Russian plain and Siberia (the West Siberian Lowland and South Siberian Mountains) and in Japan.

A leaf of Angelica sylvestris inhabited by larva
Larva

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.

The larvae feed among spun leaves or shoots of Angelica and Heracleum. Other recorded food plants include Laserpitium, Aegopodium, Pimpinella saxifraga and Pastinaca.

Subspecies

  • Agonopterix angelicella angelicella
  • Agonopterix angelicella ochrosephara Saito, 1980 (Japan)

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