Agonopterix hoenei

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

Agonopterix hoenei is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Lvovsky and Wang in 2011.[1] It is found in China (Yunnan).

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are white, tinged with yellowish brown and with brown specks. The terminal fourth is paler than the rest of the wing. There is a large black discal spot and a black point in the middle of the cell. Between this and discal spot are two to three black points. A triangular black spot is found at base of the wing and several fuscous points are found along the costal margin and termen. The hindwings are whitish with a yellow tinge.

Etymology

The species is named for Hermann Höne, a German Consul in Shanghai and entomologist, who collected the holotype.[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. Zootaxa, 3053: 63–68. Preview