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).