Agonopterix heracliana
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Agonopterix heracliana is a moth
of the Oecophoridae
family. It is found in most of Europe
, North Africa
, the Near East
and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
is 17-25 mm. Adults are on wing from September to April.
The larvae spin the leaves of a variety of umbelliferous plants, including Heracleum sphondylium, Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum
, and most other Umbelliferae including Angelica sylvestris, Aegopodium podagraria, Conopodium majus
, Daucus
, Meum, Myrrhis, Oenanthe
, Pastinaca
, Silaum, Sison, Smyrnium
, Torilis
and Ligusticum
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae
Oecophoridae is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this....
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
, the Near East
Near East
The Near East is a geographical term that covers different countries for geographers, archeologists, and historians, on the one hand, and for political scientists, economists, and journalists, on the other...
and the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 17-25 mm. Adults are on wing from September to April.
The larvae spin the leaves of a variety of umbelliferous plants, including Heracleum sphondylium, Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum
Chaerophyllum temulum
Chaerophyllum temulum or Rough Chervil is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae....
, and most other Umbelliferae including Angelica sylvestris, Aegopodium podagraria, Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus is a small perennial herb, whose underground part resembles a chestnut and is sometimes eaten as a wild or cultivated root vegetable....
, Daucus
Daucus
Daucus is a worldwide genus of herbaceous plants of the family Apiaceae of which the best-known species is the cultivated carrot. Daucus genus of Umbelliferae Apiaceae, has about 25 species.- Features :...
, Meum, Myrrhis, Oenanthe
Water dropwort
The water dropworts, Oenanthe , are a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Most of the species grow in damp ground, in marshes or in water....
, Pastinaca
Pastinaca
Pastinaca is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, comprising 14 species. The economically most important member of the genus is Pastinaca sativa, the parsnip.-References:...
, Silaum, Sison, Smyrnium
Smyrnium
Smyrnium is a genus of umbelliferous plants. Species include Smyrnium olusatrum and Smyrnium perfoliatum....
, Torilis
Torilis
Torilis is a genus of plants closely related to parsley which are known generally as the hedge parsleys. They are native to Eurasia and North Africa but have been introduced to other continents. T...
and Ligusticum
Ligusticum
Ligusticum is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Its name is believed to derive from the Italian region of Liguria....
.