Agonopterix yeatiana
Agonopterix yeatiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae (disputed) |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. yeatiana |
Binomial name | |
Agonopterix yeatiana (Fabricius, 1781)[1] | |
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Agonopterix yeatiana is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 19–23 mm. Adults are on wing from August to the end of June.[2]
The larvae feed on various umbelliferous plants, including Daucus carota, Chaerophyllum temulum, Peucedanum palustre, Apium graveolens and Oenanthe crocata.[3] The species overwinters as an adult.