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Agonopterix arctica

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Species of moth

Agonopterix arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. arctica
Binomial name
Agonopterix arctica
(Strand, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria arctica Strand, 1902
  • Depressaria nordlandica Strand, 1920

Agonopterix arctica is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Salix myrsinites and Salix myrtilloides.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Swedish Moths
  3. Agonopterix at funet
Taxon identifiers
Agonopterix arctica


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