Agonopterix homogenes

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

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are greyish-ochreous, the costa irregularly strigulated with blackish irroration. There is a small blackish mark above the dorsum near the base, posteriorly suffused with grey. The hindwings are light grey, darker posteriorly.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Depressaria homogenes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 17 (4): 288


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