Agonopterix echinopella
Agonopterix echinopella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1907.[1] It is found in Algeria and Palestine.[2]
| Agonopterix echinopella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. echinopella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix echinopella (Chrétien, 1907) | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with a few scattered dark fuscous scales. The discal stigmata is dark fuscous and a similar dot midway between the second and termen and there is a terminal series of fuscous interneural dots. The hindwings are whitish grey, with cloudy dark grey interneural dots on the termen.[3]
References
- "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- Savela, Markku. "Agonopterix Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (20): 611
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