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Agonopterix purpurea is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe.

Agonopterix purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Agonopterix
Species:	A. purpurea
Binomial name
Agonopterix purpurea (Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
Depressaria purpurea Haworth, 1811 Tinea vaccinella Hübner, [1813]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The head is grey, face white. Forewings are crimson-fuscous, mixed with dark fuscous and whitish, especially towards costa; base more whitish; first discal stigma black, posteriorly whitish-edged, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second white, edged with dark fuscous; between and above these a dark fuscous blotch reaching costa. Hindwings light grey, darker posteriorly. The larva is yellowish; head and plate of 2 black[2]

Adults are on wing from August to May or June.[3]

The larvae feed on Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum, Daucus carota and Torilis japonica. They initially create a small, irregular, full depth mine with conspicuous frass. They soon vacate the mine and continue feeding in a tubular rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to early June. They are green with darker length lines and a shining black head.[4] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the earth.[5]

References

External links

• lepiforum.de

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