Agonopterix grammatopa

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Agonopterix grammatopa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. grammatopa
Binomial name
Agonopterix grammatopa
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria grammatopaMeyrick, 1920

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light brownish sprinkled with fuscous, with an extremely oblique black dash and a cloudy blackish dot. The hindwings are pale greyish, the veins suffusedly darker. [2]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix grammatopa (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 287. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .