Agonopterix yeatiana

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

Agonopterix yeatiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. yeatiana
Binomial name
Agonopterix yeatiana
(Fabricius, 1781)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pyralis yeatiana Fabricius, 1781
  • Depressaria oglatella Chretien, 1915
  • Depressaria ventosella Stephens, 1834
  • Depressaria altricornella Mann, 1855
  • Depressaria putrida Haworth, 1811
  • Depressaria albidana Donovan, 1804
  • Agonopteryx yeatsana Walsingham, [1908]

The wingspan is 19–23 mm.The forewings are pale greyish ochreous, with a few black scales ; veins sometimes marked with cloudy dark fuscous streaks ; first discal stigma black, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above it, second white edged with dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous spot between and above these ; black terminal dots. Hindwings pale whitish-fuscous.The larva is yellowish-green ; head black[2]

Adults are on wing from August to the end of June.[3]

The larvae feed on various umbelliferous plants, including Daucus carota, Chaerophyllum temulum, Peucedanum palustre, Apium graveolens and Oenanthe crocata.[4] The species overwinters as an adult.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. UKmoths


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