A sprig of broom with stems united by the web of a larvaLarva
The wingspan is 15–21 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, often mixed with deeper ochreous or brownish, strewn with dots of blackish scales; first discal stigma blackish, second whitish, but usually obsolete, sometimes preceded by a reddish mark, across which lies often an oblique dark fuscous suffusion. Hindwings are ochreous-grey-whitish. The larva is brown; dots black; head and plate of 2 black.[2]
Adults are on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius. They initially feed inside the stems, but later feed externally between two green stems sewn together in parallel. Larvae can be found from October to February.[3] The species overwinters in the larval stage within the stem.[4]
Biocontrol agent in New Zealandedit
A. assimilella has been introduced to New Zealand to attempt to control the invasive to New Zealand plant Cytisus scoparius.[5] As at 2021 the success of the introduction of this species to New Zealand was uncertain.[6]
Referencesedit
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^Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
agonopterix, assimilella, moth, family, depressariidae, found, most, europe, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, depressariidaegenus, agonopterixspecies, assimilellabinomial, nam. Agonopterix assimilella is a moth of the family Depressariidae It is found in most of Europe Agonopterix assimilellaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily DepressariidaeGenus AgonopterixSpecies A assimilellaBinomial nameAgonopterix assimilella Treitschke 1832 1 SynonymsHaemylis assimilella Treitschke 1832 Depressaria irrorella Stephens 1834 A sprig of broom with stems united by the web of a larvaLarvaThe wingspan is 15 21 mm The forewings are whitish ochreous often mixed with deeper ochreous or brownish strewn with dots of blackish scales first discal stigma blackish second whitish but usually obsolete sometimes preceded by a reddish mark across which lies often an oblique dark fuscous suffusion Hindwings are ochreous grey whitish The larva is brown dots black head and plate of 2 black 2 Adults are on wing from April to June The larvae feed on Cytisus scoparius They initially feed inside the stems but later feed externally between two green stems sewn together in parallel Larvae can be found from October to February 3 The species overwinters in the larval stage within the stem 4 Biocontrol agent in New Zealand editA assimilella has been introduced to New Zealand to attempt to control the invasive to New Zealand plant Cytisus scoparius 5 As at 2021 the success of the introduction of this species to New Zealand was uncertain 6 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agonopterix assimilella Fauna Europaea Meyrick E 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan London pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Keys and description UKmoths lepiforum de BCANZ Biological Control Agents introduced to New Zealand b3 net nz Retrieved 2022 05 07 Spring Activities Manaaki Whenua Retrieved 2022 05 07 This article on a moth of genus Agonopterix is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agonopterix assimilella amp oldid 1133130795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
