Agonopterix grammatopa

Agonopterix grammatopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

Agonopterix grammatopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. grammatopa
Binomial name
Agonopterix grammatopa
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria grammatopa Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light brownish sprinkled with fuscous, with an extremely oblique black dash and a cloudy blackish dot. The hindwings are pale greyish, the veins suffusedly darker.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 17 (4): 287


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