Agonopterix nanatella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic region and most of the Balkan Peninsula.
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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. nanatella
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| Agonopterix nanatella | |
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The wingspan is 15–19 mm.[2] The forewings are pale whitish ochreous, brownish-tinged and strewn with brown strigulae , costa marked with spots of darker strigulae; first and sometimes second discal stigmata dark fuscous; sometimes a suffused fuscous spot between and above these. Hindwings grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is yellow-green; dots grey; dorsal line darker; head and plate of 2 black[3]
Adults are on wing from July to August.[4]
The larvae of ssp. nanatella feed on Carlina vulgaris.[5][6]
Larvae can be found from April to May (aridella) or June (nanatella).
Subspecies
edit- Agonopterix nanatella nanatella
- Agonopterix nanatella aridella Mann, 1869 (southern Europe)
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "ssp. nanatella at bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ ssp. aridella at bladmineerders.nl[permanent dead link]
