Agonopterix bipunctifera

Agonopterix bipunctifera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931.[1] It is found in the Japanese islands of[2] Honshu and Hokkaido and on the Kuriles of Russia.[3]

Agonopterix bipunctifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. bipunctifera
Binomial name
Agonopterix bipunctifera
(Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria bipunctifera Matsumura, 1931

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are brown, covered by a reticulated pattern of white lines. There are two black spots at the basal angle of the cell and a white line from the lower discal spot to the termen. There is also a downward-curving line from the base to the dorsum at three-fourths. The hindwings are light brown.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix bipunctifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix bipunctifera (Matsumura, 1931)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. "Oecophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  4. "Species described within the genus Depressaria by Matsumura (Lepidoptera)".


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