Agonopterix echinopella

Agonopterix echinopella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1907.[1] It is found in Algeria and Palestine.[2]

Agonopterix echinopella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. echinopella
Binomial name
Agonopterix echinopella
(Chrétien, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria echinopella Chrétien, 1907
  • Depressaria liodryas Meyrick, 1921
  • Ctenioxena crypsiptila Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous with a few scattered dark fuscous scales. The discal stigmata is dark fuscous and a similar dot midway between the second and termen and there is a terminal series of fuscous interneural dots. The hindwings are whitish grey, with cloudy dark grey interneural dots on the termen.[3]

References
  1. "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Agonopterix Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera 2 (20): 611


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