Agonopterix purpurea information

Agonopterix purpurea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Agonopterix
Species:	A. purpurea
Binomial name
	Agonopterix purpurea; (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
	Depressaria purpurea Haworth, 1811; Tinea vaccinella Hübner, [1813];

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

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The head is grey, face white. Forewings are crimson-fuscous, mixed with dark fuscous and whitish, especially towards costa; base more whitish; first discal stigma black, posteriorly whitish-edged, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second white, edged with dark fuscous; between and above these a dark fuscous blotch reaching costa. Hindwings light grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is yellowish; head and plate of 2 black^[2]

Adults are on wing from August to May or June.^[3]

The larvae feed on Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum, Daucus carota and Torilis japonica.^[4] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the earth.^[5]

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

[3] rolepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.

[5] Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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