Agonopterix rotundella

Agonopterix rotundella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. rotundella
Binomial name
Agonopterix rotundella
(Douglas, 1846)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria rotundella Douglas, 1846
  • Depressaria peloritanella Zeller, 1847

Agonopterix rotundella is a moth of the Depressariidae 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.

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