Agonopterix kaekeritziana (Linnaeus, 1767) Species
Last modified: March 25, 2024, 8:14 a.m.
A declining species in Belgium, found in several places in the 19th century but after 2004 restricted to some rare observations in NA and LG.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Agonopterix > Species: Agonopterix kaekeritziana
- Vernacular names
- Heldergele kaartmot (NL), Straw Flat-body (EN)
- Synonyms
- Agonopterix liturella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and Agonopterix flavella (Hübner, 1796)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 127 (as D.[epressaria] Liturella. W. V.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Caterpillar
Dark brown, almost blackish; head, prothoracic plate and pinacula black.
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Bionomics
The young larva spins a shoot together and feeds within it; later on it lives in a leaf roll.
Pupation amongst detritus or in the earth close to the food plant.
The adults rarely come to light, but they can be found after dark on flower heads, where they feed on the nectar.
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Flight periods
One generation a year: July till September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Centaurea nigra and Centaurea scabiosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Centaurea
Restricted to Centaurea species.
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Habitat
Open grassy areas, roadside verges and alike.
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