Agonopterix bipunctifera

Agonopterix bipunctifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. bipunctifera
Binomial name
Agonopterix bipunctifera
(Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria bipunctifera Matsumura, 1931

Agonopterix bipunctifera is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Matsumura in 1931.[1] It is found in Japan[2] (Honshu, Hokkaido) and on the Kuriles.[3]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are brown, covered by a reticulated pattern of white lines. There are two black spots at the basal angle of the cell and a white line from the lower discal spot to the termen. There is also a downward-curving line from the base to the dorsum at three-fourths. The hindwings are light brown.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix bipunctifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Agonopterix at funet
  3. Oecophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  4. Species described within the genus Depressaria by Matsumura (Lepidoptera)


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