Agonopterix antennariella

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Agonopterix antennariella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. antennariella
Binomial name
Agonopterix antennariella
J. F. G. Clarke, 1941
Synonyms
  • Agonopteryx victori de Lesse & Viette, 1949

Agonopterix antennariella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in Washington, British Columbia and western Greenland.[2]

The wingspan is 17–24 mm. The forewings are red brown, the scales lightly tipped with carmine. There are two small black discal spots at the basal third, followed by a few cinereous (ash-gray) scales. A white spot, edged with black, is found at the end of the cell. The apical third of the wing is shaded with cinereous. The hindwings are light fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Antennaria luzuloides.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix antennariella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Agonopterix antennariella Clarke, 1941". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  3. ^ Clarke, J. F. Gates (1941). "Revision of the North American Moths of the Family Oecophoridae, with Descriptions of New Genera and Species". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 90 (3107): 108 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.