Agonopterix latipalpella

Agonopterix latipalpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. latipalpella
Binomial name
Agonopterix latipalpella
Barnes & Busck, 1920[1]

Agonopterix latipalpella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[3]

The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are light fuscous ochreous, sprinkled with black. The extreme base is light ochreous, edged with black. The light shade continues faintly along the costa, hardly paler than the rest of the wing and there is a series of black cloudy costal spots. The hindwings are ochreous fuscous.[4]

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix latipalpella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. Agonopterix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 4 (3): 233


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