Agonopterix pallorella (Zeller, 1839) Species
Last modified: July 14, 2026, 6:09 p.m.
Mainly known from some very old records in LI and OV, and discovered again in 2020 in NA after a long period with no observations.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Depressariidae > Subfamily: Depressariinae > Genus: Agonopterix > Species: Agonopterix pallorella
- Vernacular names
- Zwartstreepkaartmot (NL)
- 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] Pallorella. Zell.). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Greyish green with darker dorsal and dorso-lateral lines, head and prothoracic plate dark brown to blackish, pinacula black.
Bionomics
The larva lives in a leaf rolls.
Pupation amongst detritus or in the earth close to the food plant.
The species hibernates in the adult stage. Adults are rarely seen. They are active at night but do not come often to light.
Flight periods
One generation a year onwards from September, hibernating till May.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Centaurea scabiosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Centaurea
Mainly on Centaurea scabiosa, but the larva has also been observed occasionally on Centaurea nigra and Serratula tinctoria.
Habitat
Open grassy areas, preferably in limestone areas.
