Agonopterix carduella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found from Great Britain, Germany and Estonia to the Iberian Peninsula, Sardinia, Italy and Montenegro.

A mined leaf of Cirsium vulgare
Larva

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults are on wing from July to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Arctium, Carduus defloratus, Centaurea jacea, Centaurea nigra, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium helenioides and Cirsium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from May to early July. The species overwinters as an adult.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-28.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agonopterix_carduella
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