Agonopterix vendettella

Agonopterix vendettella is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in France and Portugal and on Corsica and the Canary Islands.

Agonopterix vendettella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. vendettella
Binomial name
Agonopterix vendettella
(Chretien, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria vendettella Chretien, 1908
  • Agonopterix kotalella Amsel, 1972

The wingspan is 18–21 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Smyrnium olusatrum.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Further additions to the Lepidoptera of Algarve, Portugal


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