Agonopterix purpurea

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

Agonopterix purpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. purpurea
Binomial name
Agonopterix purpurea
(Haworth, 1811)[1]
Synonyms
  • Depressaria purpurea Haworth, 1811
  • Tinea vaccinella Hübner, [1813]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm. Adults are on wing from August to May or June.[2]

The larvae feed on Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum, Daucus carota and Torilis japonica. They initially create a small, irregular, full depth mine with conspicuous frass. They soon vacate the mine and continue feeding in a tubular rolled leaf. Larvae can be found from May to early June. They are green with darker length lines and a shining black head.[3] The species overwinters as an adult. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the earth.[4]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived May 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  4. Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived May 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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