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Agonopterix liturosa

Synonyms: Agonopterix huebneri (heterotypic); Agonopterix hyperiella; Agonopterix liturella (heterotypic); Depressaria liturosa (homotypic); Tinea liturella (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Agonopterix liturosa is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except most of the Balkan Peninsula). It is also found in the Near East and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone. The wingspan is 17–20 millimetres (0.67–0.79 in). Adults are on wing from July to August. The larvae feed on Hypericum species. They spin together the shoots of their host plant and feed from within. Larvae can be found from May to June. They are whitish grey-green with a silky sheen and a yellowish brown head.
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Prey / Diet

Hypericum perforatum (common St Johnswort)[1]

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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