Agonopterix pallorella

Agonopterix pallorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Agonopterix
Species:	A. pallorella
Binomial name
	Agonopterix pallorella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Depressaria pallorella Zeller, 1839; Depressaria subpallorella Staudinger, 1870; Depressaria discognitella Herrich-Schäffer, 1871;

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

Leaf of *Centaurea scabiosa* folded by larva

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. Adults are on wing from mid June to March.^[2]

The larvae feed on Centaurea species (including Centaurea scabiosa and Centaurea nigra) and Serratula tinctoria. They feed from within rolled leaves.^[3] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place below ground or in amongst plant detritus.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ UKmoths

External links

lepiforum.de

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.nl Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[3] UKmoths

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