Agonopterix hippomarathri

Agonopterix hippomarathri is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Ukraine and on Sardinia and Corsica. It has also been recorded from Morocco.[2]

Agonopterix hippomarathri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. hippomarathri
Binomial name
Agonopterix hippomarathri
(Nickerl, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria hippomarathri Nickerl, 1864
  • Depressaria hypomarathri

The wingspan is 14–18 mm.

The larvae feed on Seseli hippomarathrum and Trinia glauca.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Agonopterix at funet


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