| Agonopterix hypericella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. hypericella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix hypericella (Hubner, 1817)[1] |
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Agonopterix hypericella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy, Austria and Slovakia and from Germany and Switzerland to Russia. It has also been recorded from Bulgaria.
The wingspan is 15-17 mm. Adults are on wing from February to September.[2]
The larvae feed on Hypericum species.[3]