Agnippe echinulata

Agnippe echinulata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in China (Shaanxi, Shanxi).

Agnippe echinulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Agnippe
Species:
A. echinulata
Binomial name
Agnippe echinulata
(Li, 1993)
Synonyms
  • Evippe echinulata Li, 1993

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings have a black basal patch and two black subtriangular spots fused near the costal margin. The posterior half of the forewings is white. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from the end of June to August.[1]

References

  1. Bidzilya, O. & H.H. Li, 2010: Review of the genus Agnippe (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region. European Journal of Entomology 107 (2): 247-265. Full Article: .


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