Agonopterix glyphidopa
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Agonopterix glyphidopa (Meyrick, 1828)
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Agonopterix glyphidopa is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1828.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with a narrowly black base. The costal area is tinged with crimson anteriorly and there is an oblong dark fuscous patch occupying the dorsal two-thirds of the wing from near the base to two-third, followed posteriorly and above beyond the middle by some fuscous suffusion and dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are light grey.[3]