Agnippe albidorsella

Agnippe albidorsella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia (Primorsky Region, Amur Region, Chita Region), China (Gansu, Henan, Ningxia, Zhejiang), Korea and Japan.

Agnippe albidorsella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Agnippe
Species:
A. albidorsella
Binomial name
Agnippe albidorsella
(Snellen, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Recurvaria albidorsella Snellen, 1884
  • Evippe albidorsella

The wingspan is 9–10.2 mm. The forewings have black basal and large black medial patches from the costa to the posterior margin. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are three or more generations per year in Japan.

The larvae feed on Lespedeza species.[1]

References
  1. Bidzilya, O. & H.H. Li, 2010: Review of the genus Agnippe (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region. European Journal of Entomology 107 (2): 247-265. Full Article: .


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