Agonopterix arctica

Agonopterix arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

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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