Agriphila biarmicus
| Agriphila biarmicus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agriphila[1] |
| Species: | A. biarmicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agriphila biarmicus (Tengstrom, 1865) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Agriphila biarmicus is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Fennoscandia, north-western Russia, Estonia, Latvia and in the Alps of Switzerland, Austria and Italy.,[2] It is also found in Canada, including Alberta and Quebec.[3]
The wingspan is about 19 mm for ssp. paganella and 12–13 mm for European subspecies.[4] The forewings are blotchy dark brown, with a whitish discal area and a zigzag subterminal line. There is a row of seven black dots in the terminal line.[5]
Subspecies
- Agriphila biarmicus biarmicus (Scandinavia, north-western Russia)
- Agriphila biarmicus illatella (Fuchs, 1902) (Scandinavia)
- Agriphila biarmicus alpina (Bleszynski, 1957) (Alps)
- Agriphila biarmicus paganella (McDunnough, 1925) (North America)
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Swedish Moths
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum