Agonopterix alpigena

Agonopterix alpigena is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Croatia.

Agonopterix alpigena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. alpigena
Binomial name
Agonopterix alpigena
(Frey, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria alpigena Frey, 1870
  • Depressaria ragonoti Rebel, 1889
  • Depressaria sileris Pfaffenzeller, 1870
  • Depressaria alpigena var. salevensis Frey, 1880

The larvae feed on the leaves of Laserpitium siler,[2] Laserpitium latifolium and Ligusticum lucidum. The species overwinters as an adult.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Nachrichtenblatt der Bayerischen Entomologen


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