Agonopterix propinquella (Treitschke, 1835)
black-spot flat-body
mine
Short, full depth corridor. The larva relatively long lives as a miner, but finally leaves the mine and continues living in spinning along the midrib at the leaf underside, from where windows are eaten in the leaf.
host plants
Asteraceae; oligophagous
Arctium; Carduus; Centaurea; Cirsium arvense, vulgare; Cynara; Lactuca muralis; Serratula.
In Britain known only from Carduus and Cirsium, probably the most important host plants. Maček (1999a) is the only author who mentions Lactuca.
phenology
Larvae from July till early August (Harper, Langmaid & Emmet, 2002a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Phegea, 2009).
NE recorded (Kuchlein & de Vos, 1999a; Microlepidoptera.nl, 2009).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
Entire Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Larva with black head and prothoracic shield. Body, thoracic feet and anal shield apple green; pinacula grey. See also Fetz.
pupa
Described by Patocka (1989a) and Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
references
Blaik, Dobrzański, Hołowiński & Zajda (2019a), Fetz (1994a), Hannemann (1995a), Harper, Langmaid & Emmet (2002a), Hellers (1998a), Hering (1957a), Huisman (2012a), Klimesch (1959a), Kuchlein & de Vos (1999a), Maček (1999a), Patocka (1989a), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Robbins (1991a), Rymarczyk, Dutheil & Nel (2013a), Szőcs (1977a), Thomann (1956a), Wegner (2010a).