Agnippe lunaki

Agnippe lunaki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Agnippe
Species: A. lunaki
Binomial name
Agnippe lunaki
(Rebel, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Stenolechia lunaki Rebel, 1941
  • Evippe penicillata Amsel, 1961
  • Agnippe penicillata

Agnippe lunaki is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Greece, the Republic of Macedonia and on Crete.[1] It is also present in Turkey and Syria.

The wingspan is 7.8–9 mm. The costal part of the forewings is black and the posterior part is yellow-cream. The costal margin has small yellow-white spots. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from June to July.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Bidzilya, O. & H.H. Li, 2010: Review of the genus Agnippe (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region. European Journal of Entomology 107 (2): 247-265. Full Article: .


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