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Agonopterix homogenes

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Species of moth

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

Agonopterix homogenes 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 greyish ochreous, the costa irregularly strigulated with blackish irroration (sprinkles). There is a small blackish mark above the dorsum near the base, posteriorly suffused with grey. The hindwings are light grey, darker posteriorly.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Depressaria homogenes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix homogenes (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 288. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Agonopterix homogenes


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