About Agonopterix heracliana Linnaeus, 1758
This species, Agonopterix heracliana, has a wingspan of 17–25 mm. The terminal joint of its palpi bears two blackish bands. Its forewings are light greyish ochreous, suffused with pale brownish; they bear several dark fuscous dashes, which are most distinct before the fascia. More prominent cloudy dashes appear in the positions of the stigmata, and the second discal stigma sometimes contains a whitish dot. A distinct, pale, acutely angulated fascia is located at 3/4 of the forewing length, and blackish dots are present along the terminal edge. Hindwings are whitish fuscous. The larva is grey, with dull yellowing along its sides, and has black spots. Its head and the sclerotized plate on its second segment are black. Adults are active on the wing from September through April. Larvae spin the leaves of a wide range of umbelliferous plant species; recorded hosts include Heracleum sphondylium, Anthriscus sylvestris, Chaerophyllum temulum, Angelica sylvestris, Aegopodium podagraria, Conopodium majus, Daucus, Meum, Myrrhis, Oenanthe, Pastinaca, Silaum, Sison, Smyrnium, Torilis and Ligusticum, and the species feeds on most other members of Umbelliferae as well.
