Agonopterix nervosa

Gorse tip moth
	Adult in Hellerup, Denmark
	Illustration from Stainton's Natural History of the Tineina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Agonopterix
Species:	A. nervosa
Binomial name
	Agonopterix nervosa; (Haworth, 1811)
Synonyms
	Numerous, see text

The gorse tip moth (Agonopterix nervosa) is a smallish moth species of the family Depressariidae.^[1]

It is found in Europe and North America.

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. Terminal joint of palpi with two blackish bands. Forewings are light brown, somewhat whitish-sprinkled, sometimes slightly reddish-tinged; numerous dark fuscous dashes; two indicating discal stigmata, between which is sometimes a line of pale scales; an obscure pale very acutely angulated fascia at 3/4. Hindwings fuscous-whitish, more fuscous posteriorly; 5 connate with stalk of 3 and 4.The larva is dark bluish -grey; lateral line orange-yellow; spots black, white-circled; head black; plate of 2 black, bisected, anterior edge whitish.^[2]

Adults fly from July to September depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on brooms, namely of the genera Cytisus, Genista, Laburnum (golden chains) and Ulex (gorses).^[1]

Synonyms

Obsolete scientific names of the gorse tip moth are:^[1]

Agonopteryx blackmori Busck, 1922
Agonopterix boicella (Freyer, 1835)
Depressaria costosa Haworth, 1811
Tinea depunctella Hübner, [1813]^{[verification needed]})
Depressaria dryadoxena Meyrick, 1920
Depressaria costosa ab. venosata Kautz, 1930
Depressaria nervosa Haworth, 1811 (In older (19th-century) sources, this name is often misapplied to Depressaria daucella)
Agonopterix rubricella Millière, 1876
Depressaria obscurana Weber, 1945
Tortrix spartiana Hübner, [1813]

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c See references in Savela (2008)
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

References

Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Agonopterix nervosa. Version of 2008-JUL-18. Retrieved 2010-APR-24.

External links

Agonopterix nervosa at UKmoths

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[savela2008-1] See references in Savela (2008)

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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