Agriophara capnodes

Agriophara capnodes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia.[1]

Agriophara capnodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agriophara
Species:
A. capnodes
Binomial name
Agriophara capnodes
Meyrick, 1890

The wingspan is 23–25 mm. The forewings are fuscous, densely irrorated with dark fuscous. There is a series of faint longitudinal dark marks before the hindmargin. The hindwings are whitish-fuscous, towards the apex somewhat darker.[2]

References

  1. Agriophara Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 13: 77


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