Depressariidae

32.026 Knapweed Buff Agonopterix kaekeritziana (Linnaeus, 1767)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 9 to 11mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland clearings, dry grassland and downland.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds in a spun shoot and later a rolled leaf of Common Knapweed or Greater Knapweed. It pupates in the earth or in the leaf litter.