Agonopterix glyphidopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1828.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
Agonopterix glyphidopa | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. glyphidopa |
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Agonopterix glyphidopa (Meyrick, 1828) | |
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The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, with a narrowly black base. The costal area is tinged with crimson anteriorly and there is an oblong dark fuscous patch occupying the dorsal two-thirds of the wing from near the base to two-third, followed posteriorly and above beyond the middle by some fuscous suffusion and dark fuscous irroration. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
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