| Agonopterix rotundella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae (disputed) |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. rotundella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix rotundella (Douglas, 1846)[1] |
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Agonopterix rotundella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Fennoscandia and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
The wingspan is 14-17 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from September to May, overwintering as an adult.[3]
The larvae feed on Daucus carota and Laserpitium gallicum. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small, irregular full depth corridor. Older larvae vacate their mines and continue feeding among spun leaves.[4] Larvae can be found from June to August. They are green with darker length lines and a brownish black head.