Agonopterix arenella
Agonopterix arenella is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in all of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula.

The wingspan is 19–23 mm.The forewings are whitish ochreous,more or less suffused with fuscous and sprinkled with dark fuscous ; costa spotted with dark fuscous ; first discal stigma and a dot obliquely before and above it black ; second indistinct, dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous spot between and above these ; dark fuscous terminal dots. Hindwings are pale whitish-fuscous.The larva is green, paler laterally ; dorsal and subdorsal lines dark green ; dots blackish ; head light brownish-ochreous ; 2 with two blackish spots.
The larvae feed on "Arctium lappa", "Carduus", "Carlina", "Centaurea jacea", "Centaurea nigra", "Centaurea scabiosa", "Cirsium vulgare", "Knautia", "Serratula tinctoria" and "Sonchus". They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short full depth corridor. The larva soon vacates the mine, creating a spinning at the leaf underside, from where it causes window feeding. Larvae can be found from May to early August. They are pale green or yellowish with a pale brown or yellowish head.
Q1725788
moth
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Q3023494
Depressariidae
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Q46
Europe
LOC
Q12837
Iberian Peninsula
LOC
Q245097
wingspan
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Q26932
Arctium lappa
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Q254502
Carduus
Concept
Q1136447
Carlina
Concept
Q1130177
Centaurea jacea
Concept
Q1851639
Centaurea nigra
Concept
Q1569852
Centaurea scabiosa
Concept
Q21177
Cirsium vulgare
Concept
Q149310
Knautia
Concept
Q7215753
Serratula tinctoria
Concept
Q830049
Sonchus
Concept
Q1544843
mine
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Q144365
Agonopterix arenella
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19
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23
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2
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host
host
host
host
located on terrain feature