Agonopterix angelicella

Agonopterix angelicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. angelicella
Binomial name
Agonopterix angelicella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Tinea angelicella Hübner, 1813

Agonopterix angelicella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and south-eastern Europe. It is also found on the Russian plain and Siberia (the West Siberian plain and South Siberian mountains) and in Japan.

The wingspan is 16-21 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.

The larvae feed among spun leaves or shoots of Angelica and Heracleum. Other recorded food plants include Laserpitium, Aegopodium, Pimpinella saxifraga and Pastinaca.

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