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]

Agonopterix jezonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. jezonica
Binomial name
Agonopterix jezonica
(Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria furvella f. jezonica Matsumura, 1931

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
  1. 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.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Depressaria furvella f. jezonica Matsumura, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. Species described within the genus Depressaria by Matsumura (Lepidoptera)


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