Agonopterix phaeocausta

Agonopterix phaeocausta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1] It is found in Japan.[2][3]

Agonopterix phaeocausta
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A. phaeocausta
Binomial name
Agonopterix phaeocausta
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia phaeocausta Meyrick, 1934

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark grey with a faint purplish tinge and with the extreme costal edge touched whitish from about one-fourth to three-fourths. There is an indistinct transverse mark of blackish-grey scales on the end of the cell. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cryptolechia phaeocausta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (March 4, 2017). "Cryptolechia phaeocausta Meyrick, 1934²". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. "Agonopterix phaeocausta (Meyrick, 1934) ムジチャヒラタマルハキバガ, Cat.1118". みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 [An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone] (in Japanese). Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (15): 478. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


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