Agonopterix arctica

Agonopterix arctica is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.

Agonopterix arctica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. arctica
Binomial name
Agonopterix arctica
(Strand, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria arctica Strand, 1902
  • Depressaria nordlandica Strand, 1920

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Salix myrsinites and Salix myrtilloides.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. Agonopterix at funet


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