| Agonopterix canadensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix canadensis (Busck, 1902)[1] |
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The Canadian Agonopterix (Agonopterix canadensis) is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found from the north-eastern United States and southern Canada, south through the Rocky Mountains to Colorado, the Basin Range and the mountains of central California and Nevada.[2]
The length of the forewings is 8.5-10.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Senecio species, including Senecio serra.