Agonopterix sanguinella

Agonopterix sanguinella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1902.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada.[2]

Agonopterix sanguinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Agonopterix
Species:
A. sanguinella
Binomial name
Agonopterix sanguinella
(Busck, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria sanguinella Busck, 1902

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with black and with a carmine tinge, this carmine color is more pronounced along the costa and apex. The base of the wing and costa are pale grayish ochrous, the former followed by and the latter narrowly edged with black. There are two black discal spots edged with a few carmine scales at the basal third and a white discal spot edged with carmine at the end of the cell. There is also a blackish dash from the discal spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are light ochrous fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Robinia neoxmexicana.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix sanguinella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum
  4. Agonopterix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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