Agonopterix kaekeritziana

Agonopterix kaekeritziana is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and Portugal) east to the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

A shoot of Centaurea nigra folded by larva
Larva

Agonopterix kaekeritziana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. kaekeritziana
Binomial name
Agonopterix kaekeritziana
Synonyms
  • Phalaena kaekeritziana Linnaeus, 1767
  • Tinea flavella Hubner, 1796
  • Tinea liturella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Pyralis sparmanniana Fabricius, 1794
  • Phalaena hirundinella Villers, 1789
  • Depressaria corichroella Turati, 1924

The wingspan is 19–23 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, sometimes more or less mixed with pale ferruginous -ochreous, usually with a few blackish scales ; first and second discal stigmata black, beneath second a dark grey spot, sometimes faint. Hindwings ochreous grey- whitish, greyer posteriorly.The larva is blackish ; dots black ; head and plate of 2 shining black.[2]

Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on Centaurea species, including Centaurea nigra and Centaurea scabiosa. They feed in spun or rolled leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to June. They are dark brown with a black head.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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


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