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Agonopterix scopariella

Synonyms: Agonopterix pulverella (heterotypic); Agonopterix rubescens; Agonopterix rubropunctella; Depressaria atomella; Depressaria scopariella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Agonopterix scopariella is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Finland and the Baltic region. The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are variable, but usually have two black and two white spots on the wing. The white spots are often ringed by black scales. They are on wing from August to April. The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius. They feed in spun shoots of their host plant. Larvae can be found from June to late July. The species overwinters as an adult.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Cytisus scoparius (Broomtops)[1]
Lupinus arboreus (Tree Lupin)[1]
Wiborgiella humilis (Dyer's greenweed)[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