Agonopterix sapporensis

Agonopterix sapporensis 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 Russian Far East.

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

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are light chestnut with a light basal patch bounded on the outer edge by a dark vertical patch. There are two black spots at the basal angle of the cell and two white spots surrounded by black circles in the cell at one-half, joined by a black dash. There are also two faint white blotches from each set of cell markings to the subcosta.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix sapporensis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix sapporensis (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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