Agonopterix lythrella
| Agonopterix lythrella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. lythrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix lythrella (Walsingham, 1889) | |
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Agonopterix lythrella is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1889.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan.[2]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are tawny-reddish, dusted with fuscous and pale cinereous towards the costa. There is a pale cinereous basal patch with a distinct spot on its lower half. There is also a curved black spot before the middle of the wing, edged with reddish and followed by cinereous scales. The hindwings are brownish-grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Lythrum alatum, Hypericum punctatum and Hypericum virginicum.[4]