Agonopterix glyphidopa

Agonopterix glyphidopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1828.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Agonopterix glyphidopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. glyphidopa
Binomial name
Agonopterix glyphidopa
(Meyrick, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria glyphidopa Meyrick, 1828

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
  1. 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.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Exot. Microlep. 3 (14-15): 475


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