Agonopterix pallorella

Agonopterix pallorella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.

Leaf of Centaurea scabiosa folded by larva
Larva

Agonopterix pallorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. pallorella
Binomial name
Agonopterix pallorella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria pallorella Zeller, 1839[2]
  • Depressaria subpallorella Staudinger, 1870
  • Depressaria discognitella Herrich-Schäffer, 1871

The wingspan is 19–24 mm.The forewings are whitish-ochreous, veins strewn with dots of dark fuscous scales ; an indistinct dark fuscous longitudinal streak near dorsum from near base to before tornus ; first and second discal stigmata black ; terminal black dots. Hindwings ochreous-grey-whitish, greyer posteriorly.The larva is dull greenish, darker posteriorly ; dorsal and subdorsal lines greenish -black ; dots black ; head red-brown ; 2 pale reddish -brown, with two black crescentic marks[3]

Adults are on wing from mid June to March.[4]

The larvae feed on Centaurea species (including Centaurea scabiosa and Centaurea nigra) and Serratula tinctoria. They feed from within rolled leaves.[5] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place below ground or in amongst plant detritus.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Zeller, P. C. (1839). "Versuch einer naturgemässen Eintheilung der Schaben". Isis von Oken. 1839 (3): 195.
  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. microlepidoptera.nl Archived November 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. UKmoths


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