Agnidra hoenei

Agnidra hoenei is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Watson in 1968.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).

Agnidra hoenei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Agnidra
Species:
A. hoenei
Binomial name
Agnidra hoenei
Watson, 1968

The wingspan is 17.5–20 mm for males and 19.5–21 mm for females. The forewings are buff with pale whitish medial patches. The remaining markings are pale purplish brown, except for a dark brown edge to the medial patches and dark brown anterior markings of the subterminal fascia. The hindwings are usually slightly paler than the forewings and have pale purplish brown markings, except for a patch at the end of the cell.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agnidra hoenei". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) Suppl. 12


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