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Agonopterix grammatopa

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Species of moth

Agonopterix grammatopa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. grammatopa
Binomial name
Agonopterix grammatopa
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria grammatopa Meyrick, 1920

Agonopterix grammatopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light brownish sprinkled with fuscous, with an extremely oblique black dash and a cloudy blackish dot. The hindwings are pale greyish, the veins suffusedly darker.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix grammatopa (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 287. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Agonopterix grammatopa


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