Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Agonopterix kaekeritziana
Scientific Name:
Agonopterix kaekeritziana
Scientific Family:
Oecophoridae
Subfamily:
Depressariinae
Log Book Number:
698 Description
A fairly uniformly-coloured species, with two or four darker dots on the forewing. The adult can be distinguished from A. pallorella and A. bipunctosa by the rusty orange marks on its wings, these may
Distribution
Well distributed over most of the British Isles, and fairly common
throughout, it is rare at light so is probably under-recorded.
Diet
The larvae feed in spun or rolled leaves of knapweed (Centaurea spp.). Larvae can be confused with the
Status
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