Agonopterix pergandeella

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Agonopterix pergandeella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. pergandeella
Binomial name
Agonopterix pergandeella
(Busck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria pergandeellaBusck, 1908

Agonopterix pergandeella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Minnesota [2] and Nebraska. [3]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are light brown, irrorated (speckled) with poorly defined blackish-fuscous spots and with a series of similarly colored spots around the termen. There are two black discal spots at the basal third in the cell and another similar spot at the end of the cell, preceded by an ill-defined blackish-fuscous cloud. The base of the costa is fuscous and there is a well-defined black spot in the inner angle. The hindwings are shining light yellowish fuscous. [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 pergandeella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group
  3. Agonopterix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. Proceedings of the United States National Museum PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .