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)[1]
Synonyms
	Depressaria pallorella Zeller, 1839[2]; Depressaria subpallorella Staudinger, 1870; Depressaria discognitella Herrich-Schäffer, 1871;

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

Leaf of Centaurea scabiosa folded by larva

Larva

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. Adults are on wing from mid June to March.[3]

The larvae feed on Centaurea species (including Centaurea scabiosa and Centaurea nigra) and Serratula tinctoria. They feed from within rolled leaves.[4] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place below ground or in amongst plant detritus.

References

Fauna Europaea
Zeller, P. C. (1839). "Versuch einer naturgemässen Eintheilung der Schaben". Isis von Oken. 1839 (3): 195.
microlepidoptera.nl Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
UKmoths

External links

lepiforum.de

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[Zeller,_1839-2] Zeller, P. C. (1839). "Versuch einer naturgemässen Eintheilung der Schaben". Isis von Oken. 1839 (3): 195.

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

[4] UKmoths