Agonopterix nyctalopis

Agonopterix nyctalopis is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found on the Comoros (Grand Comore).[1]

Agonopterix nyctalopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. nyctalopis
Binomial name
Agonopterix nyctalopis
(Meyrick, 1930)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria nyctalopis Meyrick, 1930

This species has a wingspan of 23 mm. The head is ochreous-whitish sprinkled light grey, the forewings whitish-ochreous irregularly strigulated brownish.[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (12.Aug.2014)
  2. Meyrick, 1930. Exotic Microlepidoptera 3 (18-20): 621


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