Agonopterix lythrella

Agonopterix lythrella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1889.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan.[2]

Agonopterix lythrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. lythrella
Binomial name
Agonopterix lythrella
(Walsingham, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria lythrella Walsingham, 1889
  • Agonopterix arcuella Clarke, 1941

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are tawny-reddish, dusted with fuscous and pale cinereous towards the costa. There is a pale cinereous basal patch with a distinct spot on its lower half. There is also a curved black spot before the middle of the wing, edged with reddish and followed by cinereous scales. The hindwings are brownish-grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Lythrum alatum, Hypericum punctatum and Hypericum virginicum.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix lythrella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Insect Life 1 (8): 257 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Agonopterix at funet


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