Agonopterix communis

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Agonopterix communis
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A. communis
Binomial name
Agonopterix communis
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria communisMeyrick, 1920

Agonopterix communis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. [1] It is found in South Africa. [2]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, with a pinkish tinge and a black dot towards the costa near the base. The discal stigmata is small and blackish and there is an additional dot before and above the first, as well as a few scattered blackish scales towards the costa between them. A second stigma is sometimes edged anteriorly by a faint whitish dot. There is a marginal series of blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey, but lighter towards the base. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix communis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix communis (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 288.