Agrioceros neogena

Agrioceros neogena is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1966.[1] It is found on the Selayar Islands.[2]

Agrioceros neogena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agrioceros
Species:
A. neogena
Binomial name
Agrioceros neogena
(Diakonoff, 1966)
Synonyms
  • Chrysethmia neogena Diakonoff, 1966

The wingspan is 28–29 mm. Adults are similar to Agrioceros hypomelas, but the base of the costal edge of the forewings has a longer black line and the basal spots are inequal, the four discal spots are larger and the posterior spots are very inequal. The hindwings of the males have a greyish-yellow costal brush and the scales are denser but shorter. The hindwings are pale yellow, with the dorsum and apex suffused with deeper golden yellow.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agrioceros neogena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Markku Savela. "Agrioceros". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 109 (3): 85


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