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The moth is relatively easy to identify by the combination of black, white and rufous colours in the centre of the pale-sandy brown forewing. The [[wingspan]] is 19–22&nbsp;mm. Meyrick describes it - The forewings are whitish-ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged, more or less sprinkled with black;first discal stigma black mixed with red, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above and sometimes connected with it, second white edged with red; between and above these a dark fuscous spot edged beneath with red; blackish terminal dots. Hindwings are fuscous-whitish. The larva is pale green; dots black; head yellow-brownish.<ref>Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, London [https://archive.org/details/handbookofbritis00meyr/page/n7 pdf] {{PD-notice}} Keys and description</ref>
The moth is relatively easy to identify by the combination of black, white and rufous colours in the centre of the pale-sandy brown forewing. The [[wingspan]] is 19–22&nbsp;mm. Meyrick describes it - The forewings are whitish-ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged, more or less sprinkled with black;first discal stigma black mixed with red, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above and sometimes connected with it, second white edged with red; between and above these a dark fuscous spot edged beneath with red; blackish terminal dots. Hindwings are fuscous-whitish. The larva is pale green; dots black; head yellow-brownish.<ref>Meyrick, E., 1895 ''A Handbook of British Lepidoptera'' MacMillan, London [https://archive.org/details/handbookofbritis00meyr/page/n7 pdf] {{PD-notice}} Keys and description</ref>
It is single brooded, hibernates as an adult and can be found all year round. Comes to [[Moth trap|light]].<ref name="ukm">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Ian F |title=''Agonopterix ocellana'' |url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/agonopterix-ocellana/ |website=UKmoths |accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sterling |first1=Phil |last2=Parsons |first2=Mark |title=Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland |date=2012 |publisher=British Wildlife Publishing |location=Milton-on-Stour |isbn=978 0 9564902 1 6 |page=143}}</ref>
It is single brooded, hibernates as an adult and can be found all year round. Comes to [[Moth trap|light]].<ref name="ukm">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Ian F |title=''Agonopterix ocellana'' |url=https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/agonopterix-ocellana/ |website=UKmoths |accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Sterling |first1=Phil |last2=Parsons |first2=Mark |title=Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland |date=2012 |publisher=British Wildlife Publishing |location=Milton-on-Stour |isbn=978-0-9564902-1-6 |page=143}}</ref>


===Egg===
===Egg===
Eggs are laid on the shoots of many species of [[willow]] (''Salix'' species) in May.<ref name=mbgbi>{{cite book |editor1-last=Emmet |editor1-first=A Maitland |editor2-last=Langmaid |editor2-first=John R |editor3-last=Bland |editor3-first=K P |editor4-last=Fletcher |editor4-first=D S |editor5-last=Harley |editor5-first=B H |editor6-last=Robinson |editor6-first=G S |editor7-last=Skinner |editor7-first=Bernard |editor8-last=Tremewan |editor8-first=W S |editor1-link=A. Maitland Emmet |editor7-link=Bernard Skinner (entomologist) |title=[[The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland]]. Volume 4, Part 1 |date=2002 |pages=160–61 |publisher=Harley Books |location=Colchester |isbn=0 946589 66 6}}</ref>
Eggs are laid on the shoots of many species of [[willow]] (''Salix'' species) in May.<ref name=mbgbi>{{cite book |editor1-last=Emmet |editor1-first=A Maitland |editor2-last=Langmaid |editor2-first=John R |editor3-last=Bland |editor3-first=K P |editor4-last=Fletcher |editor4-first=D S |editor5-last=Harley |editor5-first=B H |editor6-last=Robinson |editor6-first=G S |editor7-last=Skinner |editor7-first=Bernard |editor8-last=Tremewan |editor8-first=W S |editor1-link=A. Maitland Emmet |editor7-link=Bernard Skinner (entomologist) |title=[[The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland|The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4, Part 1]] |date=2002 |pages=160–61 |publisher=Harley Books |location=Colchester |isbn=0-946589-66-6}}</ref>


===Larva===
===Larva===
Full grown larvae are 17&nbsp;mm long. The body of a later [[instar]] is apple green with a pale brown head.<ref name="ukm"/>{{#tag:ref|For a full description see the UKmoths site|group=a}} They feed in spun or rolled leaves of willows in June and July.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Emmet |editor1-first=A M |editor1-link=A. Maitland Emmet |title=A Field Guide To The Smaller British Lepidoptera |date=1988 |publisher=[[British Entomological and Natural History Society]] |location=London |isbn=0 9502891 6 7 |page=119|edition=Second}}</ref> In mid-Europe they also feed on birch (''[[Betula]]'' species) and oak (''[[Quercus]]'' species).<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/depressariinae/agonopterix/ Agonopterix at funet]</ref>
Full grown larvae are 17&nbsp;mm long. The body of a later [[instar]] is apple green with a pale brown head.<ref name="ukm"/>{{#tag:ref|For a full description see the UKmoths site|group=a}} They feed in spun or rolled leaves of willows in June and July.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Emmet |editor1-first=A M |editor1-link=A. Maitland Emmet |title=A Field Guide To The Smaller British Lepidoptera |date=1988 |publisher=[[British Entomological and Natural History Society]] |location=London |isbn=0-9502891-6-7 |page=119|edition=Second}}</ref> In mid-Europe they also feed on birch (''[[Betula]]'' species) and oak (''[[Quercus]]'' species).<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/depressariinae/agonopterix/ Agonopterix at funet]</ref>


===Pupa===
===Pupa===

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Agonopterix ocellana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. ocellana
Binomial name
Agonopterix ocellana
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis ocellana Fabricius, 1775
  • Haemylis characterella Treitschke, 1832
  • Depressaria rubrolineella Bruand, [1851]
  • Depressaria ocellana var. umbrana Strand, 1916

Agonopterix ocellana is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe and was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775

Description

The moth is relatively easy to identify by the combination of black, white and rufous colours in the centre of the pale-sandy brown forewing. The wingspan is 19–22 mm. Meyrick describes it - The forewings are whitish-ochreous, slightly fuscous-tinged, more or less sprinkled with black;first discal stigma black mixed with red, preceded by a similar dot obliquely above and sometimes connected with it, second white edged with red; between and above these a dark fuscous spot edged beneath with red; blackish terminal dots. Hindwings are fuscous-whitish. The larva is pale green; dots black; head yellow-brownish.[1]

It is single brooded, hibernates as an adult and can be found all year round. Comes to light.[2][3]

Egg

Eggs are laid on the shoots of many species of willow (Salix species) in May.[4]

Larva

Full grown larvae are 17 mm long. The body of a later instar is apple green with a pale brown head.[2][a 1] They feed in spun or rolled leaves of willows in June and July.[5] In mid-Europe they also feed on birch (Betula species) and oak (Quercus species).[6]

Pupa

Pupa can be found in the soil or amongst detritus in July and August.[4]

Distribution

Found throughout Europe.[7]

Notes

  1. ^ For a full description see the UKmoths site

References

  1. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  2. ^ a b Smith, Ian F. "Agonopterix ocellana". UKmoths. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ Sterling, Phil; Parsons, Mark (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Milton-on-Stour: British Wildlife Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-9564902-1-6.
  4. ^ a b Emmet, A Maitland; Langmaid, John R; Bland, K P; Fletcher, D S; Harley, B H; Robinson, G S; Skinner, Bernard; Tremewan, W S, eds. (2002). The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 4, Part 1. Colchester: Harley Books. pp. 160–61. ISBN 0-946589-66-6.
  5. ^ Emmet, A M, ed. (1988). A Field Guide To The Smaller British Lepidoptera (Second ed.). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. p. 119. ISBN 0-9502891-6-7.
  6. ^ Agonopterix at funet
  7. ^ "Agonopterix ocellana (Fabricius, 1775)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

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