Agonopterix yeatiana
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Agonopterix yeatiana is a moth
of the Oecophoridae
family. It is found in most of Europe
.
The wingspan
is 19-23 mm. Adults are on wing from August to the end of June.
The larvae feed on various umbelliferous plants, including Daucus carota, Chaerophyllum temulum
, Peucedanum palustre, Apium graveolens and Oenanthe crocata. The species overwinters as an adult.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 19-23 mm. Adults are on wing from August to the end of June.
The larvae feed on various umbelliferous plants, including Daucus carota, Chaerophyllum temulum
Chaerophyllum temulum
Chaerophyllum temulum or Rough Chervil is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae....
, Peucedanum palustre, Apium graveolens and Oenanthe crocata. The species overwinters as an adult.