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Agonopterix propinquella

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 27, 2026
Entity authorityQ1969119 ↗
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Agonopterix propinquella is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 16–19 mm.Similar to Agonopterix subpropinquella. Adults are on wing from September to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Arctium, Carduus, Centaurea, Cirsium arvense, Cirsium vulgare, Cynara, Mycelis muralis and Serratula. They initially mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from July to early August. They are apple green with a black head.

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This entry incorporates text from “Agonopterix propinquella” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.