Agonopterix ventrangulata

Agonopterix ventrangulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. ventrangulata
Binomial name
Agonopterix ventrangulata
Lvovsky & S.X. Wang, 2011

Agonopterix ventrangulata is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Lvovsky and S.X. Wang in 2011.[1] It is found in China (Fujian).

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are greyish white, tinged with yellowish brown. There is a large triangular black patch at the base and the costal margin is scattered with greyish black dots and short streaks. A large patch is situated beyond the costal three-fifths, consisting of three inconspicuous longitudinal short black stripes. The discal spot is black with a white dot at the inside and there is a black spot in the middle of the cell. The termen has five short greyish black strips. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the angle at the basal two-thirds on the ventral margin of the valve and is derived from Latin ventr- (meaning ventral) and angulatus (meaning angulate).[2]

References

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  2. Lvovsky, A.L. & Wang, S.-X., 2011: Five species of the genus Agonopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) from China. ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa, 3053: 63–68. Preview


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