Agonopterix rotundella - Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium

Agonopterix purpurea

Seq # 250110210

Agonopterix scopariella

Agonopterix rotundella (Douglas, 1846) Species

Last modified: March 5, 2021, 10:02 a.m.

Mentioned only once in the Belgian entomological literature. The presence of this species in Belgium is doubtful, though not impossible.

Classification: Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Agonopterix > Species: Agonopterix rotundella
Vernacular names: Bergkaartmot (NL)
First mention in Belgium: Lambillion L.-J. 1903. Varia — Revue mensuelle de la Société entomologique namuroise 3: 48, 81–82. On page 82.
Status: Native

One generation a year: from September, hibernating till May of the next year.

Monophagous.

No pictures yet!

The species has a preference for coastal areas, though it has also been recorded far inland.

No pictures yet!

Flemish Entomological Society

jurate.deprins@gmail.com

Species presence