Agonopterix compacta

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Agonopterix compacta
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. compacta
Binomial name
Agonopterix compacta
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria compacta Meyrick, 1914

Agonopterix compacta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, partially tinged with brownish and with some scattered blackish specks and a blackish-grey spot on the base of the costa, its edge marked with a black dot above the middle of the wing. The hindwings are ochreous whitish, slightly tinged with grey.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix compacta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Agonopterix compacta (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 10 (8): 249. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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