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Agonopterix pavida

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Agonopterix pavida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. pavida
Binomial name
Agonopterix pavida
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria pavida Meyrick, 1913

Agonopterix pavida is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Asia Minor.[2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are pale pinkish ochreous tinged with grey, and strewn with undefined dots and strigulae of blackish scales. There is a pale basal spot, edged on the dorsal half with blackish suffusion and the costa is spotted with blackish. The discal stigmata is blackish, first preceded by a similar dot obliquely before and above it, the second larger. The hindwings are pale greyish ochreous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Agonopterix pavida​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix pavida (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (4): 114. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.