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Agonopterix bipunctosa

Synonyms: Agonopterix perpallorella; Depressaria bipunctosa (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Agonopterix bipunctosa is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in Great Britain, France, Sweden, Poland, Latvia and Russia. The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September. The larvae feed on Serratula tinctoria. They feed in spun shoots and rolled leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to June.
View Wikipedia Record: Agonopterix bipunctosa

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cardigan Bay/ Bae Ceredigion 236876 Wales, United Kingdom
Fenland 1529 England, United Kingdom
The Lizard 8048 England, United Kingdom    

Prey / Diet

Centaurea cephalariifolia (Greater Knapweed)[1]
Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0