Agonopterix capreolella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, the eastern Palearctic realm, and the Near East.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. capreolella
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| Agonopterix capreolella (Zeller, 1839)
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The wingspan is 15–19 mm. The forewings are light fuscous; base pale; first discal stigma black, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second white, obscurely dark-edged, preceded by a similar dot; dark fuscous terminal dots. Hindwings are whitish-fuscous, darker terminally. The larva is green; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker; head and plate of 2 black.[1]
Adults are on wing from August to May.
The larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga, Daucus carota, and Sium latifolium.
References edit
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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