Agonopterix communis
| Agonopterix communis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. communis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix communis (Meyrick, 1920) | |
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Agonopterix communis is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1920.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 14-15 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, with a pinkish tinge and a black dot towards the costa near the base. The discal stigmata is small and blackish and there is an additional dot before and above the first, as well as a few scattered blackish scales towards the costa between them. A second stigma is sometimes edged anteriorly by a faint whitish dot. There is a marginal series of blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey, but lighter towards the base.[3]
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