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Agonopterix
kuznetzovi Lvovsky, 1983 Cornish Flat-body
Agonopterix
kuznetzovi Lvovsky, 1983. Ent. Obozr.
62 (3): 594-595.
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Leaf-miner: Short, gradually widening, brown, corridor, 9-13 mm long and 0.5-2 mm wide. At he start of the mine a small lower-surface hole, lined with silk, through which frass is ejected. The older larva lives free in a spinning under the leaf or, even later, in a leaf that is spun upwards into a pod (Bladmineerders van Europa). The larva feeds on saw-wort, initially mining the leaf and later feeding on the upper cuticle, causing windows in the leaf (UKMoths). Larva: The larvae of moths have a head capsule and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles (see video of a gracillarid larva feeding), six thoracic legs and abdominal legs (see examples). The young larva has a black head and prothoracic plate, a pale green body with cocncolorous anal plate and darker dorsal line. See Harper et al. (2002a) for a description of the free-living larva (Bladmineerders van Europa). Pupa: The pupae of moths have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths (see examples). Adult: The adult is illustrated in (UKMoths). The species is included in mothdissection.co.uk Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts elsewhere:
Time of year - larvae: Currently unknown. Time of year - adults: Currently unknown. Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Britain including East Cornwall and West Cornwall (NBN Atlas). Distribution elsewhere: Russia East and East Palaearctic (Fauna Europaea). NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown. |
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