Agonopterix senecionis (Nickerl, 1864)

Senecio doria, Spain; from Hering (1936b)
mine
Very large, elongate, full depth, brownish blotch, either along the midrib or following the leaf margin. Silk is deposited in the mine, partly in the form of tube, causing the leaf to contract rather strongly and the leaf margin the roll over. Part of the frass is ejected; the remainder is deposited in the oldest, narrow part of the mine. Pupation external.
host plants
Asteraceae, oligophagous
Doronicum; Senecio doria, doronicum, nemorensis, ovatus, sarracenicus.
phenology
Larvae from May till July Hering (1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
distribution within Europe
From Germany and the Baltic States to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Romania; also in Central Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva, pupa
Described by Fetz, Patočka & Turčáni (2005a).
synonyms
Depressaria sarracenella (Rössler, 1866).
references
Baran (2013a), Blaik, Dobrzański, Hołowiński & Zajda (2019a), Deschka & Wimmer (2000a), Fetz (1994a), Hannemann (1995a), Hering (1936b, 1957a), Klimesch (1959a), Klimesch & Skala (1936a), Muus (2022c), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), De Prins, Steeman & Sierens (2016a), Schmid (2019a), Skala (1950a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Szőcs (1977a), Thomann (1956a), Wieser & Huemer (1997a).