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Agnoea josephinae

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Orange-headed tubic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lypusidae
Subfamily: Lypusinae
Genus: Agnoea
Species:
A. josephinae
Binomial name
Agnoea josephinae
(Toll, 1956)
Synonyms
  • Pseudatemelia josephinae (Toll, 1956)
  • Tubuliferodes josephinae Toll, 1956
  • Tubuliferola josephinae Toll, 1956

Agnoea josephinae, the orange-headed tubic, is a species of moth in the family Lypusidae. It is found in Europe.[1][2][3]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.[4][5]

The larvae feed on dead and decaying leaves.

This species was formerly in the genus Pseudatemelia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Agnoea josephinae". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  2. ^ "Agnoea josephinae (Toll, 1956)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  3. ^ Sinev, S. Yu.; Lvovsky, A. L. (2014). "Taxonomical status and species composition of the little known genus Agnoea Walsingham, 1907 (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea: Lypusidae)". Zoosystematica Rossica. 23 (1). doi:10.31610/zsr/2014.23.1.137.
  4. ^ Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Pseudatemelia josephinae". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  5. ^ https://lepiforum.de/lepiwiki_vgl.pl?Agnoea_Josephinae lepiforum.de]
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