Agonopterix ciliella

Agonopterix ciliella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula and the Benelux.[1] It is also found in North America.[2]

Agonopterix ciliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. ciliella
Binomial name
Agonopterix ciliella
(Stainton, 1849)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria ciliella Stainton, 1849
  • Depressaria annexella Zeller, 1868

The wingspan is 19–24 mm. The forewings are red-brown, sometimes sprinkled with dark fuscous ; first discal stigma blackish, posteriorly edged with a white dot, and preceded by a blackish dot obliquely above it, second white, sometimes obscurely dark edged, usually preceded by a similar dot. Hindwings pale whitish-fuscous, cilia reddish-tinged.The larva is green ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker ; dots black ; head ochreous-yellowish ; 2 with two blackish green crescentic marks [3]

Adults are on wing from August to May.

The larvae feed on various umbelliferous plants, including Angelica sylvestris, Aegopodium podagraria, Heracleum sphondylium, Daucus, Selinum, Silaum, Chaerophyllum, Pastinaca, Anthriscus, Meum and Peucedanum palustre. They feed from within spun or rolled leaves. Larvae can be found from June to September.[4] The species overwinters as an adult.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. 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
  4. UKmoths
  5. Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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