Agonopterix nodiflorella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of southern Europe.
Agonopterix nodiflorella | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. nodiflorella |
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Agonopterix nodiflorella (Milliere, 1866)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Ferula communis. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. They fully mine out a number of leaf fragments. Older larvae live freely between spun leaf segments.[2] Larvae can be found from March to April. Young larvae are green with a black head.
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