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Agonopterix cajonensis

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Agonopterix cajonensis
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A. cajonensis
Binomial name
Agonopterix cajonensis
Clarke, 1941

Agonopterix cajonensis is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[2]

The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The forewings are greyish fuscous, overlaid with ochreous-white. The base of the forewings is and the basal third of the costa is ochreous-white. The light basal area is followed by a dark fuscous shade. The whole forewing is irrorated with small fuscous spots and there is an ochreous-white spot, narrowly edged with fuscous, at the end of the cell. The hindwings are greyish fuscous.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Agonopterix cajonensis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 90 (3107) : 82