Agonopterix chaetosoma
Agonopterix chaetosoma is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Clarke in 1962.[1] It is found in Japan (Honshyu).[2]
| Agonopterix chaetosoma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. chaetosoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix chaetosoma Clarke, 1962 | |
The wingspan is 25–26 mm. The forewings are pale brownish buff, blotched with brownish suffusion. The extreme base of the costa and a series of 15 to 16 spots on the costa and around the termen are fuscous. There is a transverse blackish bar beyond the base and a blackish crescent in the cell. The surface of the wing is roughened by hairlike scales. The hindwings are shining light greyish-fuscous.
The larvae feed on Fagara schinifolia.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix chaetosoma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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- Ent. News 73 : 93
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