Agonopterix l-nigrum

Agonopterix l-nigrum is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931.[1] It is found on the Japanese island of Hokkaido[2] and the Amur and Primorsky regions of the Russian Far East.[3]

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

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are fuscous with a white basal patch bounded on the outside by a black line angled towards the costa. The costa is white, irrorated (sprinkled) with chestnut in the centre of the cell at one-third to half. There is a black streak curved to the costal streak at the basal end.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix l-nigrum". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix l-nigrum (Matsumura, 1931)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  3. "Oecophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
  4. "Species described within the genus Depressaria by Matsumura (Lepidoptera)".


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