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Agonopterix nigrinotella

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Agonopterix nigrinotella
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A. nigrinotella
Binomial name
Agonopterix nigrinotella
(Busck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria nigrinotella Busck, 1908

Agonopterix nigrinotella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous faintly, irrorated with blackish fuscous. There is a blackish-fuscous shade beyond the light basal part of the wing, which fades rapidly into the lighter ground colour. There is a black discal dot at the basal third in the cell, followed at the end of the cell by a yellowish-white discal spot. The hindwings are shining light yellowish fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Carya species, Ptelea trifoliata and Zanthoxylum americanum.[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Agonopterix nigrinotella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum
  4. ^ Agonopterix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms