Agonopterix sapporensis
Agonopterix sapporensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931.[1] It is found on the Japanese island of Hokkaido[2] and the Russian Far East.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. sapporensis |
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| Agonopterix sapporensis (Matsumura, 1931) | |
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are light chestnut with a light basal patch bounded on the outer edge by a dark vertical patch. There are two black spots at the basal angle of the cell and two white spots surrounded by black circles in the cell at one-half, joined by a black dash. There are also two faint white blotches from each set of cell markings to the subcosta.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix sapporensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix sapporensis (Matsumura, 1931)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- "Species described within the genus Depressaria by Matsumura (Lepidoptera)".
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