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Agonopterix canadensis

Synonyms: Agonopterix sciadopa; Agonopterix serrae; Agonopteryx terinella; Depressaria pallidella

Wikipedia Abstract

The Canadian agonopterix (Agonopterix canadensis) is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found from the north-eastern United States and southern Canada, south through the Rocky Mountains to Colorado, the Basin Range and the mountains of central California and Nevada. The length of the forewings is 8.5-10.5 mm. The larvae feed on Senecio species, including Senecio serra.
View Wikipedia Record: Agonopterix canadensis

Prey / Diet

Betula papyrifera (mountain paper birch)[1]
Populus balsamifera (balsam poplar)[1]
Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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