Agonopterix angelicella
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| Species: | A. angelicella
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| Agonopterix angelicella (Hübner, 1813)
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Agonopterix angelicella is a moth of the Depressariidae family. 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 plain and South Siberian mountains) and in Japan.
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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