Agonopterix angelicella (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: Sept. 6, 2023, 8:08 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Agonopterix > Species: Agonopterix angelicella
- Vernacular names
- Moeraskaartmot (NL)
- Synonyms
- Agonopterix rubidella (Duponchel, 1836)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 24 (as rubidella). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Greyish green; head light brown; prothoracic plate green with a black spot on each side; pinacula black.
Bionomics
The larva lives in a spun shoot or between spun leaves of the foodplant, sometimes gregariously.
Pupation amongst detritus or in the earth.
The adults are active at night and occasionally come to light.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: from July till September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Angelica sylvestris, Heracleum sphondylium, Peucedanum palustre, Pimpinella saxifraga, Aegodopium podagraria, Pastinaca sativa and Berula erecta
The main foodplant is Angelica sylvestris though the species has been recorded from quite some other species of Apiaceae.
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Habitat
Wet areas like fens, marshes, and river sides.
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