Agonopterix assimilella

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Agonopterix assimilella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. assimilella
Binomial name
Agonopterix assimilella
Synonyms
  • Haemylis assimilella Treitschke, 1832
  • Depressaria irrorella Stephens, 1834

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

A sprig of broom with stems united by the web of a larva
Larva

The wingspan is 15–21 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June.

The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius. They initially feed inside the stems, but later feed externally between two green stems sewn together in parallel. Larvae can be found from October to February.[2] The species overwinters in the larval stage within the stem.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ lepiforum.de


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