Agonopterix pavida
Agonopterix pavida is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Asia Minor.[2]
| Agonopterix pavida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. pavida |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix pavida (Meyrick, 1913) | |
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The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are pale pinkish ochreous tinged with grey, and strewn with undefined dots and strigulae of blackish scales. There is a pale basal spot, edged on the dorsal half with blackish suffusion and the costa is spotted with blackish. The discal stigmata is blackish, first preceded by a similar dot obliquely before and above it, the second larger. The hindwings are pale greyish ochreous.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix pavida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix pavida (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (4): 114.
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