Agonopterix senicionella
| Agonopterix senicionella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. senicionella |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix senicionella (Busck, 1902) | |
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Agonopterix senicionella is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Busck in 1902.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is 18-22 mm. The forewings are dark ochreous-grey, overlaid and suffused with brownish ochreous. There is a light basal patch, suffused on the costa with fuscous, containing a blackish-fuscous spot in the fold and bordered outwardly by a fading fuscous shade. There are two black discal dotsat at the basal third in the cell and a black discal dot at the end of the cell, preceded by an indistinct fuscous shade. The termen and costa are marked with ill-defined fuscous spots. The hindwings are greyish fuscous, but darker apically.[3]
The larvae feed on Senecio aureus.[4]