Agonopterix glyphidopa
| Agonopterix glyphidopa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. glyphidopa |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix glyphidopa (Meyrick, 1828) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agonopterix glyphidopa is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1828.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with a narrowly black base. The costal area is tinged with crimson anteriorly and there is an oblong dark fuscous patch occupying the dorsal two-thirds of the wing from near the base to two-third, followed posteriorly and above beyond the middle by some fuscous suffusion and dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix glyphidopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ↑ Afro Moths
- ↑ Exot. Microlep. 3 (14-15): 475
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