Agonopterix homogenes
Agonopterix homogenes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. homogenes |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix homogenes (Meyrick, 1920) | |
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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.[3]
References
- 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.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix homogenes (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 288.
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