Agonopterix fusciterminella

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Agonopterix fusciterminella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. fusciterminella
Binomial name
Agonopterix fusciterminella
J. F. G. Clarke, 1941

Agonopterix fusciterminella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California to southern British Columbia, as well as from North Carolina and Tennessee. [2]

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are ochreous, overlaid with reddish brown and sprinkled with fuscous to black scales. The extreme base is ochreous, in the dorsal half followed by a strong red-brown patch. There are two small black spots at the base of the cell, followed by a strong fuscous or black cloud. The latter surrounded by reddish-brown suffusion. The hindwings are whitish, suffused apically with fuscous. [3]

The larvae feed on Senecio aronicoides and Cacaliopsis nardosmia . [4]

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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 fusciterminella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. "420082.00 – 0870 – Agonopterix fusciterminella – Clarke, 1941". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. Clarke, J. F. Gates (1941). "Revision of the North American Moths of the Family Oecophoridae, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 90 (3107): 80 via Internet Archive.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Agonopterix fusciterminella Clarke, 1941". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.