Agonopterix jezonica
Agonopterix jezonica is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931.[1] It is found on the Japanese island of Honshu.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. jezonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix jezonica (Matsumura, 1931) | |
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Its wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are uniformly drab, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark brown slightly chestnut. There is a white spot in the centre of the cell at two-thirds, preceded by a vague dark chestnut blotch.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix jezonica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018. Note: This source has 1932 as the year of description.
- Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Depressaria furvella f. jezonica Matsumura, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- Species described within the genus Depressaria by Matsumura (Lepidoptera)
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