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Agonopterix homogenes

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Agonopterix homogenes
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A. homogenes
Binomial name
Agonopterix homogenes
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria homogenes Meyrick, 1920

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

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are greyish ochreous, the costa irregularly strigulated with blackish irroration (sprinkles). 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. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix homogenes (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 288.