Agonopterix cyclas
Agonopterix cyclas is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910.[1] It is found in Kashmir.[2]
| Agonopterix cyclas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. cyclas |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix cyclas (Meyrick, 1910) | |
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The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are pale brownish fuscous with irregularly scattered small dots and strigulae of black scales. There is an oblique black subdorsal dash at the base. The costa is irregularly spotted with blackish throughout. The hindwings are light grey, but paler towards the base with three or four blackish-grey marks on the upper part of the termen.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix cyclas". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix cyclas (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (1): 166.
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