Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Agonopterix eupatoriiella (Chambers, 1878)
Depressaria eupatoriiella Chambers, 1878
Numbers
There are more than 50 species of the genus
Agonopterix in America north of Mexico.
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(2)Range
Heppner (2003) listed the range to include Pennsylvania to Florida, Illinois to Mississippi.
(3)Food
Heppner (2003) listed the following host plants.
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Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch (shagbark hickory).
Eupatorium sp.
Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney (wingstem; listed as Actinomeris alternifolia).
Tracy S. Feldman has also
reared this species from
Verbesina occidentalis Walter.
Leafcup
Polymnia canadensis (
MJ Hatfield)
Life Cycle
Larva in leaf shelter; larva; pupa; adult
Print References
Chambers, V.T., 1878. Descriptions of new Tineina from Texas, and others from more northern localities.
Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, 4:
82.
Hodges, R.W., 1974.
The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 6.2. E. W. Classey Ltd. and RBD Publications Inc. p. 25; pl. 1-24-25.
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