The gorse tip moth (Agonopterix nervosa) is a smallish moth species of the family Depressariidae.[1]
| Agonopterix nervosa | |
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| Adult in Hellerup, Denmark | |
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| Illustration from Stainton’s Natural History of the Tineina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. nervosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix nervosa (Haworth, 1811)
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| Synonyms | |
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Numerous, see text | |
It is found in Europe and North America.
The wingspan is 16–22 mm. Terminal joint of palpi with two blackish bands. Forewings are light brown, somewhat whitish-sprinkled, sometimes slightly reddish-tinged; numerous dark fuscous dashes; two indicating discal stigmata, between which is sometimes a line of pale scales; an obscure pale very acutely angulated fascia at 3/4. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, more fuscous posteriorly; 5 connate with stalk of 3 and 4.The larva is dark bluish -grey; lateral line orange-yellow; spots black, white-circled; head black; plate of 2 black, bisected, anterior edge whitish.[2]
Adults fly from July to September depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on brooms, namely of the genera Cytisus, Genista, Laburnum (golden chains) and Ulex (gorses).[1]
Synonyms edit
Obsolete scientific names of the gorse tip moth are:[1]
- Agonopteryx blackmori Busck, 1922
- Agonopterix boicella (Freyer, 1835)
- Depressaria costosa Haworth, 1811
- Tinea depunctella Hübner, [1813][verification needed])
- Depressaria dryadoxena Meyrick, 1920
- Depressaria costosa ab. venosata Kautz, 1930
- Depressaria nervosa Haworth, 1811 (In older (19th-century) sources, this name is often misapplied to Depressaria daucella)
- Agonopterix rubricella Millière, 1876
- Depressaria obscurana Weber, 1945
- Tortrix spartiana Hübner, [1813]
Footnotes edit
References edit
- Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Agonopterix nervosa. Version of 2008-JUL-18. Retrieved 2010-APR-24.
External links edit