Agonopterix grammatopa

Agonopterix grammatopa is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. It is found in South Africa.[1]

Agonopterix grammatopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. grammatopa
Binomial name
Agonopterix grammatopa
(Meyrick, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria grammatopa Meyrick, 1920

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are light brownish sprinkled with fuscous, with an extremely oblique black dash and a cloudy blackish dot. The hindwings are pale greyish, the veins suffusedly darker.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix grammatopa (Meyrick, 1920)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (4): 287.


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