Agonopterix conterminella

Agonopterix conterminella is a moth of the family Depressariidae which is found in Asia, Europe and North America. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 from a specimen found in Augsburg, Germany. The larva feed on the terminal shoots of willows.

Agonopterix conterminella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. conterminella
Binomial name
Agonopterix conterminella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria conterminella Zeller, 1839

Life cycle

The wingspan is 18–21 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from June to September, fly at night and come to light.[3]

Ova

Eggs are laid on willows (Salix species). Known species include white willow (S. alba), eared willow (S. aurita), goat willow (S. caprea). grey willow (S. cinerea), crack willow (S. fragilis), creeping willow (S. repens) almond willow (S. triandra) and osier (S. viminalis).[3]

Larva

The head of the larva is yellowish-brown and the body is pale green and the prothoracic plate is pale green. They feed on the terminal shoots of Salix species in May and June.[3]

Pupa

In a cocoon in detritus or earth in June and July.[3]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula. The range extends to Japan. The species was recently reported from North America, with records from British Columbia and Ontario.[4]

References
  1. "Agonopterix conterminella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Emmet, A Maitland; Langmaid, John R; Bland, K P; Fletcher, D S; Harley, B H; Robinson, G S; Skinner, Bernard; Tremewan, W G, eds. (2002). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4, Part 1. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 168–69. ISBN 0 946589 66 6.
  4. Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
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