Agonopterix lythrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. lythrella
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix lythrella (
Walsingham, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
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Agonopterix lythrella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1889. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan. [2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are tawny-reddish, dusted with fuscous and pale cinereous towards the costa. There is a pale cinereous basal patch with a distinct spot on its lower half. There is also a curved black spot before the middle of the wing, edged with reddish and followed by cinereous scales. The hindwings are brownish-grey. [3]
The larvae feed on Lythrum alatum, Hypericum punctatum and Hypericum virginicum. [4]
Agonopterix lythrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. lythrella
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix lythrella (
Walsingham, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
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Agonopterix lythrella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1889. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan. [2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are tawny-reddish, dusted with fuscous and pale cinereous towards the costa. There is a pale cinereous basal patch with a distinct spot on its lower half. There is also a curved black spot before the middle of the wing, edged with reddish and followed by cinereous scales. The hindwings are brownish-grey. [3]
The larvae feed on Lythrum alatum, Hypericum punctatum and Hypericum virginicum. [4]