Agonopterix heracliana
| Agonopterix heracliana | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. heracliana |
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| Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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Agonopterix heracliana is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, North Africa, the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
Mating
A leaf tip of Anthriscus sylvestris folded by larva
Larva
The wingspan is 17–25 mm. Adults are on wing from September to April.
The larvae spin the leaves of a variety of umbelliferous plants, including Heracleum sphondylium, Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum, and most other Umbelliferae including Angelica sylvestris, Aegopodium podagraria, Conopodium majus, Daucus, Meum, Myrrhis, Oenanthe, Pastinaca, Silaum, Sison, Smyrnium, Torilis and Ligusticum.
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