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Agonopterix carduella

Synonyms: Tinea carduella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Agonopterix carduella is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found from Great Britain, Germany and Estonia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Montenegro. The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from July to May.
View Wikipedia Record: Agonopterix carduella

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Glannau Môn: Cors heli / Anglesey Coast: Saltmarsh 2614 Wales, United Kingdom  
Great Orme`s Head/ Pen y Gogarth 748 Wales, United Kingdom  
Morecambe Bay Pavements 6449 England, United Kingdom
Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay 65440 Wales, United Kingdom  

Prey / Diet

Centaurea nigra (Lesser Knapweed)[1]
Cirsium arvense (Creeping Thistle)[1]
Cirsium heterophyllum (Melancholy Thistle)[1]
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

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