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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Depressariinae » Agonopterix » Gorse Tip Moth - Hodges#0895 (Agonopterix nervosa)

Species Agonopterix nervosa - Gorse Tip Moth - Hodges#0895

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Food · Remarks · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Depressariidae
Subfamily Depressariinae
Genus Agonopterix
Species nervosa (Gorse Tip Moth - Hodges#0895)
Hodges Number
0895
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Author: (Haworth, 1811)
Size
Wingspan 16-22 mm.
Range
West Coast
Food
Broom (Cytisus scoparia), gorse (Ulex), Dyer's greenweed (Genista tinctoria), Petty whin (Genista anglica) and Tree lupin (Lupinus arboreus) (in England).
Remarks
Very common in England. Introduced as biocontrol of gorse.
Internet References
BAMONA
Naturespot. UK
UK Moths
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 11 August, 2006 - 11:49am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Robin McLeod, Randy Hardy
Last updated 22 October, 2017 - 8:50am

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