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Agapeta
Agapeta is a genus of tortricid moths in the subfamily Tortricinae. The genus includes at least four described species, with A. zoegana (the knapweed root-borer moth) being the most extensively studied due to its use as a biological control agent for invasive knapweeds in North America. Larvae are root-feeding specialists, and the genus is native to Eurasia with some species introduced to North America for weed management.