Agonopterix gelidella
| Agonopterix gelidella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. gelidella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix gelidella (Busck, 1908) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agonopterix gelidella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Maine, Manitoba and North Carolina.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, sprinkled with black scales. There is a transverse yellowish-white streak near the base from the dorsal edge to near the costa. There is a crescent-shaped black streak on the disc and a small round black dot at the end of the cell, posteriorly edged with white. The costal edge is mottled with black and yellowish white. The hindwings are light yellowish fuscous.[3]
The larvae feed on Salix species and Betula papyrifera.[4]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix gelidella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group
- ↑ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 9 (1-4): 90
- ↑ Agonopterix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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