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Agonopterix ocellana
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Original description

Fabricius 1775, Syst. Ent. 652, Plate 1, 11, Fig. 4, 1

Synonyms
Pyralis ocellana Fabricius, 1775
Agonopteryx ocellana (Fabricius, 1775)
Tinea characterella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Tinea signella Hübner, 1796
Tinea signiferella Hübner, 1796
Depressaria signosa Haworth, 1811
Haemylis characterella Treitschke, 1832

Distribution
In Germany: widely distributed and found in all Bundesländer.
Occurs also in: most countries in Europe, except for southern areas. Large parts of Asia. North Africa.

Biology
Imagines fly from August and overwinter. Last specimens from the previous year may be found until May. Egg deposition is thought to occur in spring (Hannemann 1995). Larvae are found in July. Larval foodplant: Salix spec. Larvae live in a tube-shaped cocoon and pupates on the food plants or near them on the ground (Hannemann 1995).



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